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Police arrested two individuals included in regional most wanted lists during separate operations in Iloilo City and Lanao del Norte on July 14, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
In Iloilo City, members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, assisted by local police and intelligence personnel, captured a suspect facing a robbery charge.
The suspect had been ranked 10th on the regional most wanted list in Western Visayas and was arrested on the strength of a warrant issued by a Regional Trial Court in Iloilo City.
The court had set bail at Php 200,000 for the suspect’s temporary release while the robbery case was pending.
In Lanao del Norte, tracker teams supported by police and military units arrested another suspect who had been listed as the ninth most wanted person in the region.
The suspect was wanted for murder under a warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte. No bail had been recommended in the case.
PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez praised the personnel involved and said the police would continue coordinating with courts and partner agencies to bring wanted individuals before the proper authorities. He said operations would be carried out with fairness, accountability and respect for the law.
The PNP said the arrests were part of sustained intelligence-driven efforts against fugitives and would continue nationwide under its campaign to promote safer communities and rights-based policing.
