COTABATO CITY, Oct. 23 -- Police authorities in the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) arrested 127 wanted persons and law offenders during a 20-day law enforcement operation across the region, a police official said Thursday.

Brig. Gen. Jaysen de Guzman, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRP-BAR), said police units across the region conducted 190 operations from Oct. 1 to 20, arresting individuals involved in crimes.

"Various illegal items were recovered during the operations, including firearms, explosives, illegal drugs, smuggled goods, and stolen vehicles, among others, worth over PHP12.4 million," he said in a statement.

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