PDEA operatives arrest a suspected high-value drug personality and seize about P4.08 million worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation inside a mall in Pagadian City on Thursday, June 18, 2026. (Photo courtesy PDEA Zamboanga del Sur)

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur– Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Office (ZDSPO) arrested a high-value drug suspect, seizing an estimated P4.08 million worth of suspected “shabu” (crystal meth) in a buy-bust operation inside a mall in Barangay San Pedro, Pagadian City, on Thursday morning.

The operation, conducted at around 9:30 a.m. at a fast-food outlet in Barangay San Pedro, led to the arrest of alias “Omar,” 54, married, and a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur.

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