ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Police personnel have arrested one of the most wanted persons in a manhunt operation in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said Tuesday.
Police Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Luis Licup, Police Regional Office 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) director, identified the arrested individual as Marhum Sarahento, 34, a coal mine worker and a resident of Barangay Salipyasin, Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay.
Licup said Sarahento, who was arrested in Diplahan town, Zamboanga Sibugay at about 4:20 p.m. Monday, is listed as the number two most wanted person in Kabasalan and has a standing warrant of arrest for murder with no recommended bail.
Sarahento is also listed as the number six most wanted person in the town of Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur, and has another warrant of arrest for murder, police said. (PNA)