Cops nab Metro Manila crime gang leaders

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Cops nab Metro Manila crime gang leaders
The leaders of the Morallos and De Paz crime groups are nabbed in two separate December 26 operations

MANILA, Philippines – Two leaders of a Metro Manila-based crime gang were nabbed by the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Friday, December 26, in two separate operations

Marcos Morallos and Danilo de Paz, identified as leaders of the “Morallos group” and the “De Paz group,” were nabbed at around the same time Friday in separate operations by personnel of the CIDG, the PNP’s Special Action Force, and local police.

The Morallos group, according to the CIDG, operates gun-for-hire, robbery/hold-up and other illegal activities around the National Capital Region. They are also believed to be part of a series of killings in the city of Manila, the CIDG said in a press release.

The De Paz group, meanwhile, engages in robbery/hold-up operations in Metro Manila and is suspected to be behind the death of a Southern Police District police officer.

The arrest of “under the radar” criminals is part of the PNP and interior department’s move to bust criminals involved in media killings and organized crime. CIDG is the lead agency in Special Task Group Pivot, which is part of the PNP’s Operation Plan Lambat-Sibat

According to CIDG chief Police Director Benjamin Magalong, Morallos was arrested at around 4:30 am Friday in Tondo, Manila by the CIDG and PNP SAF. De Paz was arrested around the same time in Pandan, Antique, by the CIDG, Pandan police, and Ibajay police.

The two crime groups are among Special Task Group Pivot’s priority targets, the CIDG said. – Bea Cupin/Rappler.com

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