SILANG, Cavite — Two street-level individuals were arrested in separate drug operations conducted less than two hours apart in Barangay Lalaan 1 early Saturday.

The first buy-bust operation was conducted at about 12:30 a.m. on September 26 after Silang police received information regarding alleged illegal drug activity in the area.

Police said the operation resulted in the arrest of one suspect and the recovery of a sachet containing about 0.16 gram of suspected shabu valued at ₱1,088, along with ₱500 used as buy-bust money.

At about 2:15 a.m., police conducted a second buy-bust operation in the same barangay and arrested another street-level individual.

Authorities recovered from the second suspect a sachet containing about 0.22 gram of suspected shabu with an estimated standard drug price of ₱1,496 and another ₱500 bill used as marked money.

Police said the inventory of the seized evidence was conducted at the arrest site in the presence of the suspect, a media representative and a barangay councilor. The operation was also documented using an alternative recording device.