Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – The Police Regional Office MIMAROPA, under the leadership of PBGEN ROGER L QUESADA, arrested two most wanted individuals and two others in separate law enforcement operations conducted throughout the region on March 2, 2024.

Police reports revealed the two most wanted persons as alias “Samer” aged 19, and alias “Angelo” aged 18.

“Samer”, ranked as Palawan’s second most wanted, was arrested in Sitio Paratungon, Brgy. Pangobilian, Brooke’s Point, Palawan, by joint elements of Brooke’s Point Municipal Police Station, Palawan PPO Provincial Intelligence Unit, 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company, RIU 4B, CIT Palawan RID 4B, Highway Patrol Unit Palawan, SOU Maritime Group Balabac, ODI, and TOW West PAF, based on an arrest warrant issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 165 in Brooke’s Point, Palawan for the non-bailable crime of Statutory Rape Under Art. 266-A, Par. 1 (D) of the RPC, as amended by RA 8353 and RA 11648.

“Angelo”, listed as the fifth most wanted in Romblon, was apprehended in Zone 4, Brgy. 37, Bitano Legazpi City, Albay, by the elements of Regional Intelligence Division 4B together with Romblon MPS, CIT Romblon RID 4B, PIT Romblon RIU 4B, PDEU and PIU Romblon PPO, Maritime Police Station Romblon, and Legazpi City Police Station Albay based on an arrest warrant from the Regional Trial Court, Branch 81 in Romblon, Romblon, for the Anti- Carnapping Act of 1972, with bail set at PhP300,00.00.

Additionally, the two other wanted persons were apprehended, namely: alias “Ronald” (28), for the crime of Attempted Homicide and Grave Threats, and alias “Jimmy” (39), for the violation of Section 95 of R.A. 10654.

The arrested individuals are currently in police custody and will be turned over to the appropriate courts.