AN ESTIMATED P60,000 worth of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride was seized in a drug bust conducted by operatives of Police Station 1 at Valley of Peace, Circumferential Road, Barangay Mandalagan, Bacolod on Saturday, September 21.

The operation also led to the arrest of Ramie Bacongon, 37, of Purok Cagaycay, Barangay 2.

Police Major Jovil Sedel, chief of Police Station 1, said Bacongon was arrested after he sold a sachet of shabu to a police undercover around 12:30 a.m.

Recovered from Bacongon's possession were seven sachets of shabu and the P500 marked money.

Sedel said Bacongon was identified as a high-value target and he was under surveillance for almost a month before his arrest.

He said the suspect is detained at the station's custodial facility and is facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.