Cops seize P2.2-M meth in CDO drug sting

Inquirer.net - Oct 28, 2026

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Police seized an estimated P2.24 million worth of suspected crystal meth, locally known as shabu, from a “high-value” suspect during an afternoon buy-bust operation in Barangay Indahag here on Wednesday. Joint operatives from the City Drug Enforcement Unit and the City Mobile Force Company arrested the 34-year-old suspect, identified by

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