BACOLOD CITY, June 21 -- A teenage suspect yielded PHP5.576 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust at Manapla, Negros Occidental Saturday night, the Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported on Sunday.

Alias "Jay Em," 19, a resident of Barangay 1B of the northern Negros town, was arrested in a meetup at Hacienda Busay, Barangay Punta Mesa during the operation conducted by the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit.

"It was launched following the receipt and validation of intelligence information regarding the suspect's alleged involvement in illegal drug activities," the PRO-NIR report said.

At past 10 p.m., "Jay Em," who was driving a motorcycle, sold a sachet of shabu worth PHP12,000 to an undercover policeman.

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