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High-value target falls

Neil Alcober

Operatives from the Parañaque City Police Station apprehended a high-value fugitive and alleged criminal group leader during a targeted operation on Saturday afternoon.

The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect by the alias Ranille, 42, a resident of Barangay San Antonio, Parañaque City.

Ranille is documented as the leader of the “Ranille Criminal Group” and was previously classified as the top 6 most wanted person at the station level.

At around 5 p.m. on Saturday, 20 June, tactical teams from the Parañaque City Police Intelligence Section tracked down and arrested Ranille at Barangay San Antonio, Parañaque City.

The arrest was executed by virtue of an active warrant of arrest for the violation of Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. The warrant was originally issued on 14 March 2024, by Judge Regina Paz Ramos-Chavez of Parañaque City Regional Trial Court Branch 274, with a recommended bail set at P120,000.

The suspect was brought to the Parañaque City Police Station custodial facility, where he is currently detained pending the formal return of the warrant to the court of origin.A