2 face illegal drug charges

CEBU, Philippines - The Philippine Drug enforcement Agency has filed yesterday illegal drug charges against a suspected bigtime drug pusher and her lookout in Talisay City before the court.

Epifania Baguio and Uldarico Pagalan are facing charges of violation of Section 5 of the Dangerous Drugs Act after they reportedly sold shabu to a policeman and a police informant.

Baguio and Pagalan were arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by PDEA agents at Baguio’s residence in barangay Tangke. Seized from the two were 21 packs of suspected shabu.

According to FO3 Rayford Yap of PDEA, Baguio is the main supplier of shabu in barangay Tangke and other parts of Talisay City. He said the arrest was made after a three-week surveillance on the suspects.

Baguio denied that she is a shabu supplier. “That’s not mine, they just placed in there,” she said.

The suspects are now detained at the PDEA-Central Visayas office. — Jasmin R. Uy/LPM   (THE FREEMAN)