ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two persons were arrested while some PHP1.7 million worth of suspected shabu were seized in an anti-drug operation here, a top police official said Tuesday. Col. Rexmel Reyes, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, identified the suspects as Jerson Saksihan, 34; and Romnick Verina, 31. Reyes said the two suspects were arrested in an anti-drug operation around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay Calarian. Reyes said seized from the suspects were some 250 grams of suspected shabu packed in five heat-sealed plastic sachets worth PHP1.7 million, identification cards, a four-wheel vehicle, a bundle of boodle, and marked money. He said Saksihan told authorities that the shabu allegedly came from Jolo, Sulu. He said the operatives of the City Drug Enforcement Group (CDEG) and Regional Drug Enforcement Group (RDEG) launched the anti-drug operation following a series of surveillance on the illegal activity of the suspects. He lauded the CDEG and RDEC operatives for the successful anti-drug operation that led to the arrest of the two suspects. The suspects will be charged with the violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (PNA) }