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N. Luzon's most wanted man falls

- Non Alquitran - The Philippine Star
June 22, 2012 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - After 15 years in hiding, the most wanted person in northern Luzon, tagged as the primary suspect in the 1997 killing of a barangay councilman in Ilocos Norte, was arrested Wednesday in Quirino province.

Alex Cariaga, 43, who carried a P75,000 bounty, was arrested by elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Barangay Divisoria Sur, Maddela town, said CIDG chief Director Samuel Pagdilao Jr.

ALEX

ALEX CARIAGA

ARRESTED

BARANGAY

BARANGAY DIVISORIA SUR

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION GROUP

DIRECTOR SAMUEL PAGDILAO JR.

ILOCOS NORTE

LUZON

MADDELA

QUIRINO
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