Davao City- The Top Most Wanted CPP-NPA Terrorist in Agusan del Norte and Top 2 in the list of criminals in the province was captured by the joint elements of the Army and PNP in Barangay Tagcatong, Carmen Agusan del Norte 4:30 early in the morning.
The Top most wanted NPA captured was identified Joaquin O. Madrinian @ ALTO/ JUN-JUN. he is the Commanding Officer of the Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) and interl officer, Sub-Regional Committee WANAS of the north Central Mindanao Regional Committee.
He was captured by joint elements 23rd Infantry Battalion which is operationally controlled by the 402nd Infantry Brigade base in Bancasi, Butuan, Personnel of Provincial Police Office of Agusan del Norte and CIDG 13.
During the arrest, confiscated in his possession are 1-unit Cal.45 pistol with one (1) magazine and twenty two (22) rounds of live ammunition for cal.45, one (1) hand Granade and one (1) pice sling bag.
The captured NPA criminal is responsible for numerous crimes and atrocities and has several warrants of arrest for multiple murder. He is involved in the Lumad Killings in Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur specially on the death of Mayor Otaza, Ricardo Sulhayan “Datu Ka Doy Saliganan of Nasipit, Datu Ernesto Mandahinog Burdios and Jane Burdios, Junior Ligsanan, JR Castilla and Lauro Hunasan. He was also involved during the attack of PNP Carmen Station in Agusan del Norte.
The captured also identified as one of the perpetrators of the AGUMIL Burning incidents and harassment of PNP Camagong last July 22, 2018. He was identified during the harassment of PNP in Marcos Park and the Jaguimitan Patrol Base last 2016. Also, @ALTO/ JUNJUN was one of the perpetrators during the ambush of Governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante-Matba in Sitio Mimbahandi, Barangay Camagong, Nasipit Agusan del Norte last 2015.