NBI bags 2 suspects in US Marine’s slay

Operatives from National Bureau of Investigation-International Operations Division (NBI-IOD) with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Embassy arrested two suspects in the killing of US major during a brawl in Bel-Air Subdivision, Makati City in 2012.

NBI Director Dante Gierran identified the two arrested fugitives as Galicano Datu III and Crispin de la Paz, both convicted of homicide in the killing of US Marine Maj. George Anikow.

Gierran said the two fugitives were arrested in separate operations.

The NBI served arrest warrants issued against them on April 18 by Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Winlove Dumayas.

“Through continuous efforts and various ways to gather information from other sources, the subjects were arrested in isolated places different from the addresses stated on the warrant, as the subjects were deliberately hiding to evade arrest,” Gierran said.

The NBI director added that Datu was arrested on June 12 at the condominium of his live-in partner in Mandaluyong City.

During the operation, the NBI agents also arrested Datu’s uncle, Jimmy Boy David, who has been charged with obstruction of justice.

De la Paz was, on the other hand, caught on June 14 in Marikina City following a car chase that started from San Pedro, Laguna where he has been hiding with his live-in partner.