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Bicol cops nab 12 wanted persons in separate manhunt ops
Twelve wanted individuals were apprehended in a region-wide crackdown on fugitives in Bicol last Monday, according to the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5).
Among those arrested was 'Juan', Bicol's No. 9 Regional Most Wanted Person, a 47-year-old resident of Irosin, Sorsogon, apprehended in Sual, Pangasinan for rape.
Another notable arrest was 'Roger', the most wanted individual in Masbate province, a high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) officer wanted for two counts of murder.
Roger was identified as the commanding officer of Platoon 2, Kilusang Larangan Guerilla South, Sub-Regional Committee 4, Bicol Regional Party Committee, operating in the 3rd District of Masbate.
The PRO-5 also arrested two additional fugitives in Masbate, four in Albay, one in Camarines Norte, one in Naga City, and two in Sorsogon.
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