Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – The most wanted person (MWP) of the province of Guimaras in Western Visayas region was captured in a law enforcement operation in Palawan on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 9:45 AM.

Police report revealed that Beltran Taton Dela Cruz, 54, who hails from Brgy. Concordia Sur, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras was nabbed in a joint law enforcement operation led by the personnel of Palawan PPO Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU), and 401st B Maneuver Company under the Regional Mobile Force Company (RMFB) with assistance from the elements of El Nido Municipal Police Station, Palawan PPO Provincial Investigation and Detection Management Unit (PIDMU), 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC), Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) 4B, Naval Intelligence Security Group West (NISGW) and Nueva Valencia Municipal Police Station under Guimaras PPO.

Dela Cruz was nabbed under warrant of arrest issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 65 in San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras for the non-bailable crime of three (3) counts of Statutory Rape.

The arrested person under police custody for proper disposition.

PRO MIMAROPA Regional Director PBGEN JOEL BARGAMENTO DORIA hailed the collaborative efforts of the operating units that led to the arrest of the said wanted person and further urged to intensify intel driven-operation and monitoring to all wanted criminals in MIMAROPA.

“This accomplishment is a manifestation of the PNP’s inter-unit collaboration and community support to our intensified campaign against persons wanted by the law. Let us maintain this vigor in launching manhunt operations as part of our anti-criminality campaign” PBGEN DORIA said. – RPIO MIMAROPA