Manila, June 6 -- The government's relentless campaign against all forms of criminality has resulted in the arrest of 1,064 individuals and the confiscation of PHP170 million worth of evidence in May, the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) said Friday.

In a statement, CIDG office-in-charge Col. Ranie Hacuela said among those arrested are 16 foreign nationals, one national most wanted person with reward, 105 regional most wanted persons, 83 provincial most wanted persons, and six are members of criminal gangs and communist groups.

Law enforcers, meanwhile, gathered 99 loose firearms, 41 explosives, 732 assorted magazines, 1,064 rounds of assorted ammunition, and seized PHP170.7 million worth ...