Two New People's Army (NPA) leaders wanted for a series of
crimes in Quezon, Antique, and Occidental Mindoro, were arrested by combined
elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National
Police (PNP) during operations in Caloocan
Arrested were Emmanuel Bacarra and Ruben Saluta, AFP public
affairs office chief Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc said.
Both are NPA commanders operating in Mindoro and Panay , respectively. They carried out extortion
activities like burning of buses and facilities in their localities.
"The said personalities (also) have criminal records
ranging from murder to arson and were issued warrants of arrest by courts in
provinces Quezon, Antique and Occidental Mindoro (Criminal cases nos. 2646-S,
14-6573-C to 14-6573-C and Z-1405)," he added.
Records also show that the two were also charged for
violating Republic Act No. 6968, otherwise known as the Anti-Rebellion Act of
the Philippines
"Our operatives have been working on these cases for
several months to identify the suspects engaged in different criminal
activities in Southern Tagalog Regions. Our operatives from PNP and AFP shared
intelligence information, compared notes until they were able to positively
identify these personalities," Cabunoc added.
He said that law enforcers have ensured that the basic
rights of the suspects were protected during their arrest.
"The AFP and PNP will continuously work together to
protect the people from lawless elements, to bring justice and to maintain
peace and order in our communities," Cabunoc said.
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