By Alexander Lopez

BUSTED. Three high-value targets were arrested in a buy-bust in Purok 4, Barangay Holy Redeemer, Butuan City on Saturday (March 8, 2025). Operatives from the Butuan City Police Office seized approximately 400 grams of shabu worth PHP2.7 million. (Photo courtesy of BCPO)

BUTUAN CITY – Authorities seized 400 grams of shabu valued at PHP2.7 million in a buy-bust on Saturday afternoon in Purok 4, Barangay Holy Redeemer here.

The Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) identified the arrested suspects as alias Sanse, 31, from Marawi City; alias Ram, 41, a security guard from this city; and alias Letty, 40, from Occidental Mindoro.

Police said the three suspects are included in the list of high-value targets in the illegal drug trade.

Seized from the suspects were various-sized plastic sachets containing suspected shabu.

“This arrest reaffirms our commitment to combat illegal drugs,” BCPO chief Col. Rommel Villamor said in a press release.

The suspects are in police custody facing drug charges, while the confiscated shabu were sent for forensic examination. (PNA)