2 men, 3 minors caught doing drug session in Balamban

Five people, including three minors, were arrested after they were caught in plain view by police having a drug session in Barangay Abucayan, Balamban town on Tuesday evening.

Police Chief Inspector Janette Rafter, Balamban police chief, said that her team went to Barangay Abucayan to conduct a follow-up investigation regarding a series of robbery and theft incidents in the area, when a concerned citizen informed them about group of persons having a drug session nearby.

Rafter said that they received reports that the suspects in the series of robbery incidents in the town involved minors, which lead police to intensify operations.

With the information given by the concerned citizen, Balamban police immediately proceeded to the area and caught the five suspects.

The suspects were identified by Rafter as Danilo ‘Pahak' Lee, 19; and Rico Subingsubing, 18, and the three minors, all residents of the barangay.

Recovered from the suspects were one small pack containing white crystalline substance believed to be shabu and several drug paraphernalia.

Both Lee and Subingsubing are now detained at the Balamban police station pending filing of appropriate charges, while the three minors are now under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).