By Nef Luczon

DRUG BUST. Operatives of the Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao display substances alleged to be illegal drugs and other items seized in Barangay Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro City on Friday (Aug. 29, 2025). A 20-year-old sales agent was arrested in the operation. (Photo courtesy of PRO-10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY –Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) agents arrested a 20-year-old sales agent and seized illegal drugs worth PHP2 million on Friday.

The anti-illegal drug teams of PRO-10 arrested the suspect, whose name was not disclosed, at his residence in Sitio Pinikitan, Barangay Camaman-an.

Recovered from the suspect was 300 grams of suspected shabu. Investigators learned that the drugs came from Lanao del Sur province.

“I call on everyone to continue supporting our law enforcement initiatives and report any illegal drug activities in their areas,” PRO-10 Director Brig. Gen. Rolindo Suguilon said in a news release.

Meanwhile, the Misamis Oriental Provincial Police Office reported that PHP10 million worth of illegal substances were seized from July 1 to Aug. 20.

In Iligan City, 14 out of 44 villages have been declared drug-cleared after an assessment by the City Anti-Drug Abuse Council in coordination with Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils. (PNA)