BUTUAN CITY, March 5 -- Police and anti-narcotics authorities confiscated some PHP9.5 million worth of shabu in operations since March 1, the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) reported Tuesday.

On Monday, a buy-bust in Barangay Bancasi here resulted in the arrest of two high-value individuals (HVIs) and the confiscation of more than a kilo of shabu worth PHP6.8 million.

PRO-13 and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) identified the suspects only as "Jun", 44, of Barangay Diego Silang, Butuan City; and "Noy", 47, of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur.

On March 1, an anti-illegal drug operation in Surigao City resulted in the arrest of a certain "Lim", 51, and the seizure of 21 sachets of shabu, weighing 352 grams valu...