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QCPD arrests 7th most wanted suspect

JD · Oct 24, 2026, 11:24 PM

A QUEZON City police officer questions alias ‘Arjay,’ 26, identified as the leader of the Santos Criminal Gang and the city’s seventh most wanted person, following his arrest. — Photograph courtesy of qcpd

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested a 26-year-old man listed as the No. 7 most wanted person of Galas Police Station (PS 11) in a joint manhunt operation.

The suspect, identified by the alias “Arjay,” was arrested at about 7:30 p.m. in front of a basketball court on Spinach Street, Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City, by virtue of a warrant issued by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 101 for a carnapping case.

Police said the suspect was allegedly linked to the Santos Criminal Gang and was being monitored under COPLAN: Foronda Robbery Group.

Records from the Investigation Solution Automatic Verification showed that the suspect had also been arrested in connection with theft cases in 2021 and 2023 and a qualified trespassing case in 2020.

The suspect was placed in the custody of Fairview Police Station for documentation and proper disposition.