Manila, Aug. 10 -- Authorities arrested eight drug suspects and confiscated shabu worth PHP2.9 million across the Zamboanga Peninsula on Aug. 1 to 8.

The most significant drug haul took place on Aug. 7 in this city, where PHP2.5 million worth of shabu were separately confiscated from three high-value targets, Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula Director Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta said in a news release Sunday.

"Such accomplishments are a direct result of inter-unit collaboration, actionable intelligence and the professionalism of our personnel," Matta said in a statement.

One of the suspects, aged 22, was arrested in a buy-bust operation at a motel in Barangay Guiwan. He yielded some 250 grams of shabu worth PHP1.7 million.

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