Legazpi, July 31 -- Police arrested a high-value drug suspect and seized PHP3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Pamplona, Camarines Sur on Thursday.

In a report, Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay Jr., director of the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5), said the operation resulted in the seizure of 500 grams of shabu and the arrest of a drug courier linked to the trafficking of large quantities of illegal drugs from Metro Manila to the Bicol Region.

The suspect, identified as "Beng," is a 28-year-old male from Barangay 775, San Andres, Manila.

He is classified as a high-value individual and had been under extensive surveillance by the Police Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEG-5) due to his alleged involvement in transp...