Police arrested three wanted individuals, including a high-profile child abuse fugitive, during a coordinated “Warrant Day” operation across northern Metro Manila, authorities said.

The Northern Police District (NPD) reported that the weekend sweep netted one of its top most wanted persons and two other fugitives.

Among those captured was a 43-year-old unemployed man listed as the No. 7 district-level and station-level most wanted person in Valenzuela.

Joint police units arrested the suspect on 30 May in Barangay Canumay West, Valenzuela, under a warrant issued by the Valenzuela Regional Trial Court Branch 172.

The suspect, whose identity was withheld by authorities in accordance with laws protecting victims, was arrested to serve his sentence for violating the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.

Following his arrest, the convict underwent a mandatory medical examination and was turned over to the Valenzuela City Police Station custodial facility. He will remain there pending the official return of the arrest warrant to the issuing court.