An urban operations leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group who had a P4.3 million bounty on his head was captured Tuesday night in Barangay Poblacion, Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Police Officer 2 Jonas Macasa Jr., staff of the Public Information Office of the Police regional Office 9 said Wednesday.
Macasa said Acosta was cornered at around 11:30 p.m. at his hideout by joint elements of the Zamboanga Sibugay police, the Army’s 6th Special Forces and 304th Intelligence Service Group of the Air Force.
“Arrested person was involved in the Sipadan kidnapping and has an existing warrant of arrest docketed under criminal case nr 122473-122493 (21 counts) for kidnapping, serious illegal detention with ransom,” Macasa said.
Acosta was brought to the headquarters of the 6th SF Battalion in Barangay Libertad for interrogation and then turned over to the Tungawan Municipal Police Station for booking procedure. He was subsequently brought to Zamboanga City by the operating team for proper disposition.
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