{"id":19248,"date":"2026-03-24T12:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=19248"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:39:33","slug":"pro12s-intensified-operations-net-most-wanted-men-drug-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/pro12s-intensified-operations-net-most-wanted-men-drug-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"PRO12\u2019S INTENSIFIED OPERATIONS NET MOST WANTED MEN, DRUG, GUNS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">CAMP GEN. SALVADOR T. ESTRADA, KORONADAL CITY \u2014 The intensified operations by the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO12) against wanted persons and criminal elements across SOCCSKSARGEN led to the arrest of several Most Wanted Persons (MWPs) and the confiscation of illegal drugs and firearms.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">In Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat, authorities arrested a Top 9 Regional Most Wanted Person, also ranked Top 1 at the provincial and municipal levels, for multiple cases of acts of lasciviousness and child abuse under RA 7610. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">The arrest was carried out using an Alternative Recording Device (ARD) to ensure transparency.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">A Top 10 Regional Most Wanted Person was apprehended in Alabel, Sarangani, for qualified rape of a minor, a case with no bail recommended.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">Anti-drug operations in Kabacan, Cotabato, meanwhile, led to the arrest of a suspect and the confiscation of around 40 grams of suspected shabu worth P272,000, along with a cal. .38 revolver and ammunition.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">In Koronadal City, another Top 10 Provincial Most Wanted Person was arrested for violation of RA 9165.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">PRO12 Regional Director Brig. Gen. Arnold P. Ardiente lauded the operating units, emphasizing that these accomplishments highlight an intelligence-driven and alternative policing approach aligned with the PNP Focused Agenda of chief PNP Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr..<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u201cWe will continue to track down wanted persons, dismantle criminal networks, and sustain our anti-illegal drug operations to ensure safer communities in our area of responsibility,\u201d Ardiente said.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">The official said that arrested individuals are now under police custody, while seized evidence has been turned over for proper examination.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv7717804124ydpe8cb7043msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1d1d1d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAMP GEN. 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ESTRADA, KORONADAL CITY &mdash; The intensified operations by the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO12) against wanted persons and criminal elements across<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19248"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19248"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19251,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19248\/revisions\/19251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}