Anti-illegal drug operatives seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of almost P7 million and arrested two alleged drug pushers during a buy-bust in Dumaguete City’s Barangay Calindagan at dawn on Saturday, August 19.

An initial report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office identified the suspects as Roque Dalman and Vinky Gervacio, both residents of Purok Gumamela in Barangay Calindagan.

Joint operatives of the Dumaguete City Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Oriental arrested the two suspects when they sold suspected shabu to an undercover agent.

Seized from the suspects were more or less one kilogram of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of P6.8 million and a digital weighing scale.

Both suspects are tagged as high-value individuals on the police’s list of suspected drug personalities.

They are now detained as police prepare charges of violation of Republic Act 9165, or the 2002 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act against them. (PNA)