A buy bust operation spearheaded by the SPD Drug Enforcement Unit together with PDEA-SDO, DID-SPD, DMFB-SPD, Pasay City Police Sub-Station 10 and Pasay SDEU at 4:35 AM of September 17, 2024 in a parking lot in MOA Complex, Pasay City, resulted in the arrest of two foreign nationals tagged as high value individuals (HVI) and the seizure of approximately 100 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated street value of ₱680,000.00

The arrested suspects were identified as alias Sing, a 40-year-old Malaysian, and alias Chen, a 37-year-old Chinese national. Sing was arrested for violating Section 5 of RA 9165 and has a prior arrest record for violating Section 11 under Article II of RA 9165. Chen was arrested for violating Section 26 in relation to Section 5 under Article II of RA 9165.

The seized drug evidence will be taken to the Southern Police District Forensic Unit (SPDFU) for qualitative and quantitative analysis.