DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 21 -- Police authorities in Negros Oriental have seized close to PHP5 million worth of suspected shabu in various anti-illegal drug operations since Jan. 1 this year.

Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) records showed that as of Feb. 20, a total of 721.1 grams of suspected shabu across the province have been confiscated totaling PHP4.9 million, NOPPO spokesperson Lt. Stephen Polinar said.

Police operatives seized during the same period a total of 105 grams of marijuana valued at PHP12,600, he said.

Police also arrested 87 persons for alleged illegal drug possession or sale, he added.

The latest to be arrested is a certain "Rey-Rey", 34, of Barangay Piapi here, who was collared in a buy-bust operation ...