TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- One (1) most wanted person and three (3) others were collared within Surigao del Sur recently in separate law enforcement operations conducted by the operatives of Caraga Region.
Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) Director Police Colonel Dennis Siruno identified the arrested suspect as Alex Rivas Atigan a.k.a. Lilek Atigan, 42 years old, male, married, farmer, and a resident of Purok-4, Barangay Buatong, San Agustin this province.
Other personalities fall into the hands of the authorities were the following:
● Beverly Llanos Vocales a.k.a. “Palang”, (CTG Non-PSR listed) under WGF-19, SRC Southland NEMRC, 37 years old, female, married, and a resident of Purok-17 Tubod, Brgy. Bolhoon, San Miguel, SDS;
● Joel Bacalles Sinday, 62 years old, male, married, fisherman, a resident of P-6, Brgy Liatimco, Lianga, SDS; and
● Ronald Parian Villegas, 35 years old, with a live-in, farmer, a resident P-4, Brgy Burboanan, Bislig City, SDS.
Atigan was nabbed in a joint operation of San Agustin Municipal Police Station and 1304th Maneuver Company, Regional Mobile Force Battalion (MC RMFB)-13 by virtue of a Warrant of Arrest, issued by RTC Eleventh Judicial Region, Branch 28, Lianga for the crime Multiple Frustrated Murder, docketed under Criminal Case No. 18-3293 with bail bond recommended amounting to Php200, 000.000.
In addition, Atigan was listed as the top most wanted person under Enhanced Managing Police Operations (EMPO) Municipal Level. He was arrested by the operatives of San Miguel MPS together with the personnel of Regional Intelligence Unit 13 (RIU 13) for the crime of Murder docketed under Criminal Case Number 8663-22 with no bail bond recommended.
In a separate operation, Sinday was collared by a Warrant of Arrest for the crime of Illegal Fishing, docketed under Criminal Case No. 09-CR-016-B, with bail bond recommended amounting to Php4,000.00 while Bislig personnel arrested Villegas by Warrant of Arrest issued by RTC, Branch 14, 11th Judicial Region, Bislig City dated January 26, 2023, for the Violation of Sec 5 (A) (two counts) of RA 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, docketed under Criminal Case Nos. 287-FC-B and 288-FC-B with bail bond recommended amounting to Php2,000.00 each.
Meanwhile, Col. Siruno lauded the operating unit for the successful operations against those lawless identified personalities.
“I laud our operating unit for another successful law enforcement operations and the implementation of the warrant of arrests against these lawless elements. We will intensify more our police presence in the community to reduce crimes and to fight all forms of criminality,” Police Col. Siruno said. (SDS-PPO/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
