Mimaropa police nabs 509 most wanted fugitives from January to October

CALAPAN CITY , Oriental Mindoro — The Mimaropa police has arrested a total of 509 “most wanted persons” across the region from January 1 to October 12, including the second most wanted fugitive for murder who was apprehended in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.

The top fugitive was taken into custody at around 11 a.m. on October 12 by personnel of Police Station 4 of the Puerto Princesa City Police Office, on the strength of a warrant from the Roxas Regional Trial Court Branch 164 for murder. 

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“Every wanted person apprehended brings authorities a step closer to addressing pending warrants and ensuring that these matters are heard before the proper courts,” said Mimaropa Police Regional Director Brigadier Gen. Christopher R. Dela Cruz in a statement on Tuesday (October 13).

The 509 arrests were the result of intensified manhunt operations across the provinces of  Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque and Palawan, targeting individuals with outstanding court warrants. /jpv