ILOILO CITY-The anti-drug operation launched by the Iloilo City Police Office Tuesday night resulted in the seizure of 400 grams of shabu valued at PHP2.7 million and the arrest of three high-value individuals. Arrested were 24-year-old Hyder John Angcayan, his live-in partner, 22-year-old Sharei Mae Tolentino, and cousin, 30-year-old Anton John Angcayan in a buy-bust in Barangay Bito-on in Jaro district. 'Hyder has direct contact inside (National Bilibid Prison) in Muntinlupa. Hyder and John are members of the Happy Go Lucky gang inside Muntinlupa,' said Capt. Ryan Christ Inot, officer-in-charge of the ICPO-City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU), in an interview on Wednesday. Hayder and Anton John were arrested in 2019 due to illegal drugs but availed of plea bargaining agreement and were released in 2022. They, however, resumed their illegal activities. Tolentino, meanwhile, collects the illegal items shipped from Manila at the Tagbak terminal in Barangay Tagbak. The two other suspects handle the repacking a nd delivery. He added that Hyder works in a parcel delivery hub. 'We placed them under surveillance for two weeks since we already arrested alias Janjan, their cousin who was also engaged in illegal drugs, where we seized more than one kilogram of shabu,' Inot added. He said Janjan served as their runner. The suspects are now under police custody and will be charged with violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Source: Philippines News Agency