Police have arrested 97 fugitives, some of them tagged as “most wanted,” in just three days of intensified anti-criminality campaign.
In a press statement, the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) said the drive dubbed Oplan Pagtugis was carried out March 18 to 20.
Armed with warrants of arrest, the operatives captured 46 fugitives in Luzon, 21 in the Visayas, and 30 in Mindanao.
The suspects are now in the custody of the arresting CIDG units for proper disposition and the filing of appropriate cases before the courts.
CIDG chief Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III commended his men for the arrests, saying they overcame “difficult, dangerous and risky” mission to capture the fugitives.
“We will ensure safe and peaceful national and local elections in May by confiscating all loose firearms, neutralizing criminal groups and networks, and arresting criminals, wanted persons and fugitives across the country,” Torre said.