After more than a year in hiding, a man accused of killing a drug surrenderer in November 2016 was arrested in Rizal province on Sunday.
Nazarene Adornado was ranked by the Marikina police as the most wanted man in the city for his alleged involvement in the death of Arthur Andres and several robberies.
Members of the Marikina police intelligence branch and warrant and subpoena section arrested the 32-year-old suspect, also known as “Nazi,” at Celina Homes Subdivision in Burgos, Rodriguez, based on a tip from an informant.
Weeklong surveillance
Chief Insp. Glenn Aculana, intelligence unit chief, said the police had been watching the area for about a week.
“We learned that he was working and did not often return to his home,” he added. “We grabbed the chance to arrest him earlier, with everyone busy watching Pacquiao’s boxing match.”
The police team was armed with an arrest warrant for murder issued by Judge Acerey Pacheco of the Marikina City Regional Trial Court Branch 165 on May 23, 2017.
Records obtained by the Inquirer showed that Adornado was accused of killing Andres in his house on J.P. Rizal Street in Malanday on Nov. 28, 2016.
Andres had surrendered under “Oplan Tokhang,” the government campaign that encourages drug users and peddlers to turn themselves in for recovery and rehabilitation. A witness positively identified Adornado who allegedly killed Andres over an old grudge.