BALANGA City- Police in separate buy-bust operations here early morning of Wednesday arrested two suspected drug pushers and confiscated methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu in 18 medium-size transparent heat-sealed plastic sachets.
Chief Inspector Eduardo Guevara, Balanga City deputy police chief, identified the suspects as Jay Lhord Escaner, 27, of Taguig City and Herminia Ducusin, 32, of Cataning, Balanga City.
Ducusin was arrested at 3 a.m in Barangay Ibayo while Escaner at 7 a.m. in the four-lane road in Barangay Tuyo.
PO3 Reden Escudero, investigator-on-case, said Ducusin was caught in the act of selling one medium size transparent heat-sealed plastic sachet containing suspected shabu to a police poseur- buyer in exchange for P500.
Five more sachets of the same size and content were allegedly found in her possession. During a protective body search, police recovered from Escaner 10 medium size transparent heat-sealed plastic sachet containing suspected shabu after he was caught selling two sachets to a police poseur buyer for P1,000, Escudero said.
Escaner said he got shabu supply from Taguig City and that he has been in Bataan only for two weeks. The two face criminal complaint for violation of Sections 5 and 11 of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
Supt. Melecio Buslig, Balanga City police chief, said they have further intensified the drive against illegal drugs per directive of Senior Supt. Rhodel Orden Sermonia, newly-assigned police provincial director.
