Reports reaching the office of city director Senior Supt. Jerry Sumbad identifi ed the couple as Enrico Abogado y Andres, 46, and Ligaya Frederick y Bacuertas, 46, of Purok 1, Abra Street, Barangay Barretto.
The two were arrested while selling a sachet of shabu worth P200 to a police poseur buyer. Recovered from them were three transparent plastic sachets of shabu.
In Subic, Zambales police led by Senior Inspector Johnathan Bardaje of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) arrested seven in buybust operations at Dominic Street in Barangay Calapacuan and Gutierez Street in Barangay Calapandayan.
Chief Inspector Leonardo Madrid, head of Subic PNP, identified those arrested in the fi rst raid as Jr Manog y Abalos, alias Waray, and Sandy Salaudin y Abdula both 18, residents of Muslim area Barangay Calapacuan who were selling shabu to Marlon Del Pilar y Mayor, 39, and Oliver Aytalin y Ruiz, 35, both of Manangan Street; and Ramil Arreola y Idanan, 49, of Gutierrez Street all in Barangay Calapacuan.
At Barangay Calapandayan the arrested suspects were identified as Joan Chaves y Hamera, 37, an Oplan Tokhang surrenderee; Manuel Motol y Sagaysay, 28, and Junifer Amora y Padron, 39, all residents of the said barangay.
Police confiscated from the suspects a total of 12 heat sealed plastic transparent sachets containing shabu and the P600 marked money.
The suspects now face charges for violations of Section 5 and 11, Article II of RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002) before the Provincial Prosecutors Office in Olongapo City.
