DUMAGUETE CITY, March 21 -- Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Philippine National Police arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized some PH1.3 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in this capital city on Tuesday afternoon.

A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office identified the suspect as Jay Pujol Omelan, 35, resident of Batasan Hills, Quezon City.

The suspect was arrested at around 3:10 p.m. at Purok Panaghiosa in Barangay Calindagan.

Seized during the operation were suspected shabu weighing a total of some 195 grams.

The estimated street value of the suspected shabu is pegged at PHP1,329,400.

The suspect is now detained at the Dumaguete Police Station.

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