CAMP COL ROMEO A ABENDAN, Zamboanga City, Philippines – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 9, intensified its manhunt operations during the first week of November 2026, resulting in the arrest of four wanted persons, including individuals ranked among the Top Most Wanted Persons at the regional and provincial levels, in separate intelligence-driven operations in Zamboanga City and Zamboanga del Sur.
Police Brigadier General Elmer E Ragay, Regional Director said, the operations conducted on November 3 and 4 resulted in the apprehension of two wanted persons in Zamboanga City for violation of Republic Act No. 10883, or the Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016, and two other wanted persons in Zamboanga del Sur facing charges of Murder and violations of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Ragay identified those arrested were a Top 8 Most Wanted Person at the regional level of PRO 10 for Murder and a Top 9 Most Wanted Person at the provincial level of Lanao del Norte, PRO 10, facing drug-related charges.
Their arrests were made possible through coordinated intelligence-driven operations involving PRO 9 and police units from neighboring regions.
In Zamboanga City, personnel of the 904th Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) 9, together with Zamboanga City Police Station (ZCPS) 9, arrested a 40 year-old, male, ranked Top 5 Most Wanted Person at the station level and Top 6 at the provincial level for violation of RA 10883 (New Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016) in Upper Lamisahan, Barangay Lamisahan, Zamboanga City.
Through the joint efforts of RMFB 9 and ZCPS 7, arrested a 27 year-old, male ranked Top 8 at the provincial level and Top 3 at the municipal level.
Meanwhile, in Zamboanga del Sur, personnel of Sominot Municipal Police Station (MPS), in coordination with Tudela MPS of PRO 10, apprehended a 44 year-old, male ranked as Top 8 Regional Most Wanted Person of PRO 10 in Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur.
Separately, personnel of the Lanao del Norte Police Intelligence Unit, together with Aurora MPS and Kapatagan MPS, arrested a 38 year old, male ranked as Top 9 Provincial Most Wanted Person of Lanao del Norte, PRO 10, in Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur.
All arrested individuals were informed of the warrants and apprised of their constitutional rights in languages they understood. They were brought to the appropriate police stations for documentation, custody, and subsequent disposition in accordance with legal procedures.
“We will continue to pursue wanted persons, particularly those listed at the regional and provincial levels. No one is beyond the reach of the law. Through sustained intelligence gathering and close coordination with other police units, we will ensure that individuals with standing warrants are apprehended and brought before the courts,” PBGen Ragay said.
PRO 9 remains steadfast in its intensified campaign against wanted persons and all forms of criminality. In line with the Chief, PNP mantra, “Sa Bagong PNP para sa Bagong Pilipinas: Serbisyong Mabilis, Tapat, at Nararamdaman,” PRO 9 continues to strengthen intelligence-driven operations and law enforcement initiatives to maintain peace and order, protect vulnerable sectors, and ensure safer communities across the region.
