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DRUG DEN. Authorities arrest four drug suspects as they dismantle a drug den in Barangay Tugbungan, Zamboanga City on Thursday (Jan. 26, 2023). Some PHP930,172 worth of suspected shabu were seized in anti-drug operations during the week in the region. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga City Police Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities have arrested 10 drug suspects as they dismantled a drug den and seized some PHP930,172 worth of illegal drugs in anti-drug operations during the week in the region. The biggest drug haul involved the arrest of an alleged big-time drug trader and the confiscation of some PHP678,572 worth of suspected shabu in Zamboanga del Sur. Col. Diomarie Albarico, Zamboanga del Sur police director, said some 99.79 grams of suspected shabu was seized from Ibrahim Maganona alias Ian, 35, who was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in Barangay Muricay, Pagadian City. Also seized from Maganona were a tricycle, a sling bag, a pouch, and a PHP500 marked money placed on top of a bundle o ....