CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — The Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) reported that three of the province’s most wanted were collared in one day during multiple manhunt operations in Nueva Ecija on Monday.

In Cabanatuan City, the Cabanatuan City Police Station has apprehended Elmer Hernandez y Mendoza, ranked No. 8 on Nueva Ecija’s Most Wanted List.

The 44-year-old resident of Barangay DS Garcia was arrested on the strength of a warrant.

The suspect has violated RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) under Criminal Case No. 29602-25. Judge Elenita N. Evangelista-Casipit of RTC Branch 36, Gapan City, issued the warrant with no bail

Hernandez remains in custody at the Cabanatuan City Police Station Male Custodial Facility, awaiting legal proceedings.

Around 10:30 a.m. of the same day, a well-coordinated operation by Guimba Municipal Police Station (MPS), the 303rd Maneuver Company of RMFB3, and the Provincial Intelligence Unit of NEPPO led to the arrest of Jerick y Pagaling Zaragosa, PRO3’s No. 1 Regional Most Wanted Person.

The 20-year-old fugitive was wanted for Murder under Criminal Case No. 6430-G, with a no-bail warrant issued by Hon. Rosita L. dela Fuente-Torres, Presiding Judge of RTC Branch 31, Guimba, Nueva Ecija. He is now detained at Guimba MPS Male Custodial Facility.

Later in the afternoon, at 1 p.m., the same operatives captured Jade Adrian y Follero Ventura, alias Jade Follero Ventura, ranked No. 2 Regional Most Wanted Person of PRO3.

The 19-year-old, also facing a murder charge under Criminal Case No. 6430-G with a no-bail warrant issued by Hon. Rosita L. dela Fuente-Torres, was apprehended in Barangay Nagpandayan, Guimba, Nueva Ecija.

He is now under police custody at Guimba MPS.

As PRO3 intensifies its anti-criminality efforts, it remains resolute in its mission to uphold law and order, ensuring a safer and more secure Central Luzon.