By Jennifer P. Rendon
The topmost wanted person in Western Visayas was arrested on the afternoon of July 31 in Valderrama, Antique.
The suspect, 40-year-old Ronald C., was apprehended at his home in Barangay Takas, Valderrama town.
Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) – Antique Provincial Field Unit, together with the Valderrama Municipal Police Station, arrested the suspect by virtue of an arrest warrant for murder, docketed under Criminal Case No. RT-BGS-2024-07-2379-V.
Judge Mario De Guzman Andres of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) 6, Branch 64, Bugasong, Antique, issued the arrest warrant against the suspect on July 29, 2024.
No bail was recommended for his temporary liberty.
The accused was placed under the custody of CIDG-Antique for the proper disposition of his case.
Meanwhile, other police units arrested 11 more wanted persons on July 31. Three were tagged as most wanted persons, and nine were classified as other wanted persons.