Eight people were arrested in Arecibo and Manatí during interventions for controlled substances. The arrests were made by agents from the Drug Division, along with other units, during an operation on Friday in residential areas. In the Bella Vista residential area in Arecibo, six men and two women, aged 23 to 63, were arrested.
They are residents of Arecibo, San Germán, and Utuado. The police reported that those arrested included alleged sellers and buyers. During the intervention, 28 bags of marijuana, 91 bags of cocaine, 59 decks of fentanyl, three containers of marijuana, 13 bags of crack, three vehicles, and $1,196 in cash were seized.
In the Los Murales residential area in Manatí, two men, aged 25 and 27, were arrested. There, agents seized a bag of crack, three radios, a knife, $137 in cash, and a vehicle. The police stated that both cases will be reviewed with the on-duty prosecutor to determine possible charges.