The police seized P1.7 million worth of shabu and arrested a suspected drug pusher during a buy-bust in Barangay Candau-ay, Dumaguete City, near midnight on Monday, September 9.

Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said yesterday that the 40-year-old male suspect, of Purok Iba, Barangay Palinpinon, Valencia town, is classified as a “high-value individual” on the police’s list.

He was arrested around 11:45 p.m. while allegedly selling shabu to an undercover agent at Purok Yellow Tops in Barangay Candau-ay.

Authorities confiscated approximately 250 grams of suspected shabu during the operation.

The suspect is currently detained as the police prepare to file charges. (PNA)