ZAMBOANGA CITY, Dec. 14 -- Police field units arrested nine most wanted persons (MWPs) in separate operations across the Zamboanga Peninsula Region from Dec. 8-13, a top police official said Sunday.

Brig. Gen. Edwin Quilates, director for the Police Regional Office-Zamboanga Peninsula (PRO-9), said those arrested are listed as most wanted persons at the city, municipal, and provincial levels for serious criminal offenses.

"The successful arrest of these MWPs proves the relentless campaign of PRO-9 against criminality and its commitment to ensuring justice for victims," Quilates said in a statement.

Quilates said that one of the nine fugitives, aged 44, is listed as the Top 3 MWP at the city level, was arrested for the crime of statutor...