Nashua Motel 6 Drug Bust: 3 Arrested

NASHUA, NH — Three people were arrested, a sizable quantity of heroin and crack cocaine was seized, and $15,000 in stolen money was recovered in a drug bust that started at the Nashua Motel 6, police announced Thursday.

Nashua Det. Lt. Kevin Rourke said the investigation started when officers learned a theft suspect, Andrea McHugh, 32, of Georgetown, Massachusetts, was staying at the Motel 6 on Spit Brook Road. Officers tracked down McHugh's vehicle and arrested her and two other occupants, identified as Anthony Santiago, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Kayla Bausha, 21, of Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

Police said they found heroin, crack cocaine, and $14,940 stolen from a home in Burlington, Massachusetts in McHugh's possession. She was charged with heroin possession, crack cocaine possession, and receiving stolen property. She was held on $50,000 bail.

Santiago was charged with heroin distribution and marijuana possession. He was held on $50,000 bail. Bausha was charged with heroin possession and driving after suspension. She was held on $10,000 bail.

Photo: Andrea McHugh, Anthony Santiago, and Kayla Bausha. (Credit: Nashua Police Department)