Manila, July 3 -- Five high-profile fugitives were arrested in a series of coordinated operations by the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) in Pampanga and Bulacan on July 1 to 2.

Among the arrested include Justine Jewel Gallego, the region's No. 2 most wanted, who was nabbed in Meycauayan City, Bulacan and is facing 14 counts of qualified rape; and Paolo Cabis, No. 6 on the regional list, who was captured in Porac, Pampanga for multiple counts of statutory rape.

The police also arrested three most wanted fugitives facing illegal drug cases. They are Marvin Bamba Jimenez, Renato Catacutan Jr., and Kier John Cunanan.

"These successful operations demonstrate our strengthened intelligence coordination and swift execution of high-risk apprehe...