PILAR, Abra – The No. 2 top most wanted person In Ilocos Sur facing murder charges was arrested by combined police operatives and intelligence agents based on a warrant in his alleged hideout at Palicad, Poblacion, here, Sunday.
Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum, provincial director of the Abra Provincial Police Office, identified the arrested wanted individual as Archie Rivera Dela Cruz, 37, married, painter and a resident of barangay III, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.
He was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Maria Bernales Balloguing of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 20 in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur for murder with no bail recommended for his temporary liberty.
The arrested wanted person was brought to the Pilar Municipal Police Station for documentation prior to his turnover to the issuing court for the proper disposal of the case filed against him.
By Dexter A. See