Manila, Sept. 11 -- The Philippine National Police - Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) has arrested 285 individuals and confiscated PHP6.1 million worth of evidence and 41 unlicensed firearms during a five-day nationwide operation last week.

In a statement on Thursday, CIDG acting director Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II said the coordinated operations conducted from Sept. 1 to 5, led to the arrest of fugitives, high-profile suspects, and law violators.

Morico said under Oplan Pagtugis, the unit captured 195 accused by virtue of warrants of arrest for murder, frustrated murder, attempted murder, homicide, rape, statutory rape, qualified rape of a minor, theft, qualified theft, robbery, syndicated estafa, estafa, violation...