Two high-value drug suspects hailing from Cavite were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation in a Manila mall parking lot on Saturday evening, authorities said.

Joint operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office IV-A, PDEA National Capital Region-Manila District Office, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) Station 5-Manila Police District apprehended the suspects at around 5:20 pm.

Authorities seized approximately 500 grams of suspected shabu, with an estimated street value of PHP3.4 million, and marked money used in the buy-bust operation.

The suspects are now in the custody of the PDEA Regional Office IV-A Detention Facility in Santa Rosa City, Laguna. They will face charges for violating Republic Act No. 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.