Manila, May 2 -- A joint police operation led by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Batangas resulted in the arrest of a male suspect involved in the illegal trading and distribution of petroleum products, locally known as "paihi," on Friday night.

Agents of the CIDG Batangas Provincial Field Unit, in coordination with the Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Batangas Police Provincial Office and Lemery Municipal Police Station, arrested the 36-year-old driver of the tanker truck at around 9:45 p.m. in Purok 3, Mataas na Bayan, Lemery, according to a news release.

Authorities seized petroleum products, the tanker truck and related paraphernalia with an estimated value exceeding PHP11 million.

The truck was reporte...