BAGABAG, Nueva Vizcaya – Two wanted individuals were successively arrested by combined detectives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group – North Central Luzon (|CIDG-NCL) and elements of the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Office during separate operations this week.
Senior Superintendent Jimmy Catanes, CIDG-NCL regional officer, identified the arrested wanted persons as Jepot Bartolome Tolentino and Bonimer Layco Engaran.
Bartolome was arrested at District 4, barangay Villaros, here at about 9:30 am Wednesday by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Rogelio P. Corpuz of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 27 in Bayombong, Nuevz Vizcaya for arson.
The arrested individual is included in the list of top most wanted persons in the municipal level in this municipality.
On the other hand, Engaran was arrested at Purok 6, barangay Masoc, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Tuesday by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Corpuz of RTC Branch 27 for homicide.
Engaran is reportedly a member of a gun-for-hire operating in Nueva Vizcaya and nearby provinces..
Both persons were turned over by the arresting teams to the issuing courts concerned for their proper disposition.