National most-wanted fugitive "Tarzan," a member of the Dawlah Islamiyah, was arrested at Barangay Udtong in the town of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat, on 21 August 2026.

According to the PNP, the 45-year-old fugitive identified in official records as Kupang Sahak was arrested for his connection to the 2023 Isulan bombing and multiple murder charges.

Tarzan has a P145k bounty and is linked to the Isulan bombing and two separate murder cases in Sultan Kudarat. The arrest delivered a major breakthrough in the PNP’s campaign against individuals wanted for the most serious and heinous crimes.

The arrest of Tarzan was conducted after following intelligence developed by personnel of the PNP Intelligence Group in General Santos City and implemented by the Lambayong Municipal Police Station and Sultan Kudarat Police Provincial Office.

The arrest was carried out through warrants for violation of Republic Act No. 11479, or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, and two counts of Murder, all with no bail recommended. The anti-terrorism case stemmed from the April 17, 2023 bombing at the Isulan Integrated Public Terminal in Barangay Kalawag 2, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, which injured several individuals, including three minors aged 15, 14, and 13, and other victims aged 56, 60, 25, and 57.

The suspect was likewise identified as among those linked to the killing of a 60-year-old BPAT member in Lambayong on 17 July 2021, and the killing of a 41-year-old BPAT member in the same municipality on 7 April 2021.

During the service of the warrants, the suspect resisted arrest and engaged law enforcement personnel in a brief armed confrontation. He sustained a gunshot wound to his left knee and was immediately brought to a medical facility in Lambayong for treatment.

Recovered from his possession was one NORINCO caliber 9mm pistol, with its chamber loaded and one magazine containing three live rounds of ammunition, along with three fired cartridge casings believed to be from a caliber 9mm firearm.

The suspect was listed among the National Most Wanted Persons covered by DILG Memorandum Circulars dated 31 July 2026, with a P145,000.00 monetary reward for information leading to his arrest.

The accomplishment advances the PNP Focused Agenda, particularly its key priority on Enhanced Managing Police Operations through intelligence-led efforts to apprehend wanted persons.

As the PNP strengthens its campaign against fugitives linked to terrorism and other heinous crimes under the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., it assures the public of “Bagong PNP para sa Bagong Pilipinas: Serbisyong Mabilis, Tapat, at Nararamdaman.”