Different units of Police Cordillera arrested 44 individuals wanted by the law in a week-long intensified manhunt operations from March 6 to 12, 2022.
Based on the records from the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD), for the week, Baguio CPO recorded the highest number of arrests with 21 wanted persons arrested followed by Benguet PPO with seven arrests, Abra PPO, and Kalinga PPO with five arrests each and Ifugao and Mt. Province with three arrests each.
The operatives arrested 13 arrested individuals listed as Most Wanted Person: Three at the Provincial Level, three at the Municipal Level, one at the City Level, and six at the Station Level.
At the Provincial Level, suspect Rizaldo Amawan listed as No. 1 was arrested for the crime of Rape while Raymund Talatal listed as No. 5 was arrested for Violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.
Valentine Matias listed also as No. 5 was arrested for the crime of Murder.
(Source: PROCOR-PIO)