BY RUBY SILUBRICO
ILOILO City – Various police units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) arrested 305 wanted persons across the region on Aug. 30 out of 1,216 pending arrest warrants.
Twenty-four of the arrested were classified as “most wanted”.
The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) had the most number of arrests made at 165 followed by the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) with 80; Antique Police Provincial Office (ANPPO) and Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) with 13 each; Aklan Police Provincial Office (ANPPO) with 11; Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) with 10; Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) with seven; and Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO) with six.
According to PRO-6 director, Brigadier General Leo M. Francisco, the arrests were a result of his directive to all police chiefs to review their lists of wanted persons, ascertain their whereabouts then arrest them.
“Congratulations at ipagpatuloy natin ang ating kampanya laban sa mga wanted persons. Hangad po natin na mahuli ang mga natitira para hindi na po sila makagawa ng anumang krimen at mapanagot sila sa batas,” Francisco said./PN
