39 drug suspects arrested in Bulacan

CITY OF MALOLOS— Police arrested 39 people for possession or trading in illegal narcotics during simultaneous raids in 12 municipalities and cities on Thursday.

Senior Supt. Ferdinand Divina, Bulacan police director, said they recovered a total of 104 small plastic sachets of suspected shabu (metamphetamine hydrochloride) during the operations.

The suspects were arrested in different areas of Baliwag, Bocaue, Bulakan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Marilao, San Ildefonso, Paombong, and San Miguel, and the cities of San Jose Del Monte and Meycauayan.

The police also recovered two sachets filled with suspected marijuana, a caliber .38 revolver, and assorted drug paraphernalia. CDG

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