ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Policemen arrested a fugitive who has been in hiding for the past 16 years in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, a top police official said Tuesday.
Chief Supt. Emmanuel Luis Licup, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified the fugitive as Paulino Campomanes, 67.
Licup described Campomanes as among the most wanted persons in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.
Campomanes was arrested by joint Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) agents and local policemen around 7:40 p.m. Monday in Purok Bakhaw B, Barangay Kawit, Pagadian City.
Licup said Campomanes has a standing warrant of arrest for the crime of murder with no recommended bail issued on March 25, 2002 by the court of this city.
He said the suspect is now in the custody of the CIDG in Camp Abelon in Pagadian City. (PNA)
