TACLOBAN
CITY, Sept. 26 --
The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Eastern Visayas has netted 277 wanted
persons with warrants of arrest in a record-breaking, one-week operation that
started Sept. 17.
PNP
Regional Director, Chief Supt. Gilbert Cruz, said Monday that when he assumed
office last August 30, he noticed the huge number of warrants of arrest,
prompting him to launch a massive simultaneous operation midnight of September
17 in all six provincial offices and two city police offices.
The
arrest conducted in the region’s six provinces involved cases ranging from
murder and drug-related cases to rape and robbery.
Among
those arrested were Domingo Agot, the number six most wanted person in Kananga,
Leyte.
He was charged with murder and has a standing warrant of arrest dated
September 13, 1999 or 18 years ago.
Cruz
expressed appreciation to the informants for their courage and cooperation with
the police leading the PNP to arrest the wanted persons and put them behind
bars.
The
remarkable arrest rate showed a 500 percent increase from those arrested
between January to August 2017.
These
included 36 for theft; 32 for murder; homicide, 29; rape, 18; robbery, 13; and
physical injuries, 11.
The
highest performing office was the Leyte police provincial office that netted 97
persons.
There
were 130 arrests for violations of special laws or non-index crimes. (VCA/PNA)
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