Camp Simeon Ola, the headquarters of Police Regional Office-5, in Legazpi City. (PNA file photo)
LEGAZPI CITY – At least 14 most wanted persons were rounded up by the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) in several manhunt operations on Wednesday.
Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, PRO-5 spokesperson, on Thursday said the police operations captured two most wanted persons at the regional level, four at the provincial level, and eight others on the municipal and city levels.
The arrested individuals who are wanted on the regional level are Benjamin Esmabe Jr., of San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte and tagged as 8th most wanted for three counts of rape with no bail recommended and Abel Altarejos, 39, second most wanted in the region for murder.
Calubaquib also said Altarejos is also believed to be a member of the New People’s Army under Platoon 2, Larangan1, Komite ng Probinsya 4.
For the provincial most wanted, police operatives nabbed Tomas Abunda, who is wanted in Mastabe for rape.
In the province of Camarines Sur, policemen arrested Antonio Bobis, 41, fourth most wanted, from Zone 4, Barangay San Antonio, Tigaon, Camarines Sur. He was indicted for acts of lasciviousness with recommended bail of PHP200,000 and in another case for four counts of rape.
The province’s seventh most wanted, Alfredo Astor Jr., who is facing four counts of rape, also fell during the police operation.
Last is Ian Asay, 21, of Pili town, who was changed for four counts of rape.
Eight other wanted persons charged with different crimes at the municipal and city levels were also arrested.
Calubaquib said the arrest of the fugitives truly demonstrates the strong resolve of the unit to not only provide justice to the victims but to also promote the overall peace in the region. (PNA)
