A tracker team from the Upi Municipal Police Station arrested Upi’s most wanted person on August 20, in Brgy. Kinitaan, Upi, Maguindanao del Norte.
The said tracker team worked in coordination with the 1st Maneuver Platoon of the 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company and the Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Police Regional Office – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM).
According to reports gathered by the PNP-BARMM, alias “Yan,” a security guard and resident of Brgy. Kinitaan, was wanted in connection with a rape case that allegedly occurred on December 9, 2023; hence, he was classified as the Top 1 most wanted person in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte.
Upon the release of a court order, the said tracker team immediately carried out the arrest against “Yan.” The warrant, issued on August 12, 2024 by the Regional Trial Court of the 12th Judicial Region, Branch 14 in Cotabato City, was based on criminal case number 2024-15089 for violating R.A. 8353, also known as “The Anti-Rape Law of 1997.”
The accused underwent a mandatory medical and physical examination before being brought to the Upi MPS for necessary paperwork and booking procedures. He will remain in custody while awaiting further court proceedings.
