Manila, Sept. 22 -- Police authorities in the Soccsksargen region have arrested nine drug personalities and seized more than PHP1.5 million in simultaneous anti-crime law enforcement operations (SACLEO) held Sept. 21-22, police said Tuesday.

Brig. Gen. Alan Manibog, director of the Police Regional Office-Soccsksargen (PRO-12), said the latest operation took place in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, where two drug personalities were caught in the act of selling prohibited drugs around midnight Monday.

"The late-night drug operation resulted in the confiscation of approximately 106.57 grams of suspected shabu," Manibog said in a statement Tuesday.

Authorities arrested alias "Mark," 24, and alias "Hyro," 39, whom they identified as high-value targ...