Manila, Sept. 18 -- Three suspects were arrested while PHP3.4 million worth of "shabu" was seized during a pre-dawn police buy-bust operation in Purok 1, Barangay Canlanipa, Surigao City on Thursday.

The arrested suspects, considered high-value individuals (HVIs), were only identified in the report as alias "Kabaw," 37, a tricycle driver, and two other cohorts aged 47 and 35, all residents of Surigao City.

Seized from the suspects during the 2:50 a.m. operation were 11 plastic sachets containing 500 grams of shabu.

The report said the 47-year-old suspect was arrested by authorities in 2014, while alias Kabaw was detained in 2016 for the same crime. Both were released in 2025 after completing their sentences.

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