Notorious Region 1 gun-for-hire nabbed

By Christian B. Supnad

CAMP FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union – Police reported here Friday a major breakthrough in their campaign against wanted persons following the arrest of a notorious member of the Maala Group, a criminal gang involved in gun running, gun-for-hire and extortion activities in the provinces of Ilocos Sur and La Union.

In his report to Philippine National Police chief Nicanor Bartolome, Chief Supt.

Franklin Jesus B. Bucayu, Ilcos regional police director identified the arrested person as Edwin Maynes, alias Imbong, a resident of Barangay Barraca in Bangar town, La Union.

Bucayu said here Maynes was included in regional list of most wanted persons with a P140,000 reward for his capture, and is also listed in La Union as provincial op MWP.

He said Maynes was nabbed by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Manuel R. Aquino of Regional Trial Court, Branch 34 in Balaoan, La Union for murder with no bail recommended.

The suspect was arrested by combined elements of Ilocos Sur Criminal Investigation and Detection Team and Bangar police.

Maynes is now incarcerated at the La Union provincial jail here.