DUMAGUETE CITY, May 1 -- Police operatives in Negros Oriental seized some PHP2 million worth of suspected "shabu" during two days of intensified operations early this week.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said Wednesday the achievement is the result of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) held Monday and Tuesday across the province.

NOPPO records indicated that 10 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted with 12 persons arrested, and a total of 294.6 grams of suspected shabu were seized during the two-day period.

Of the total, the biggest haul was on Tuesday evening, when two suspects were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Baju...