BACOLOD CITY - About 500 grams of suspected shabu valued at P3.4 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cadawinonan, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental late Tuesday night.
Also arrested in the operation was Jimmy Tanilon, 27, from whom authorities seized four packs and a sachet of suspected shabu, the P3,000-marked money, and a digital weighing scale.
The operation was conducted by the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, Intelligence Unit, Dumaguete City Police Station, and Regional Drug Enforcement Unit -7, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
According to the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, Tanilon was listed as a high value individual.
He was released last year for an alleged drug offense after he availed of a plea bargaining agreement, police said.
Tanilon will be facing charges for violation of the Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.