Former Police Officer 2 Jhovani Chua (Photo courtesy of PNP PIO)
MANILA – A former police officer who has outstanding cases for car theft and highway robbery and has been in hiding since 2011 was arrested in an operation in Paco, Manila, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Debold Sinas, said on Wednesday.
The suspect, identified as former Police Officer 2 Jhovani Chua, was arrested at the Peninsula Garden Midtown Homes in Paco on Tuesday afternoon.
Chua, accused of violating Republic Act 6539 (Anti-Carnapping Law) and Presidential Decree 532 (Anti-Highway Robbery Law), had a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Editha Miña-Aguba of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 100.
He was formerly assigned to the Regional Headquarters Support Unit of the National Capital Region Police Office and was dismissed from the service in 2011.
Police record shows that in March 2011, Chua and Amiel Arceo hijacked a cargo truck carrying PHP600,000 worth of canned juice in Dagat-Dagatan, Caloocan City, and killed its driver and helper.
In June that year, Chua was involved in another hijacking of a van loaded with bathroom products worth PHP380,000 in Barangay NS Amoranto, Quezon City.
"Manhunt operations are still underway to arrest and put behind bars the cohorts of Chua. The PNP will deal with errant cops or ex-cops who give the organization a bad name," Sinas said. (PNA)
