ORMOC CITY– Police arrested a provincial most wanted person for illegal drug possession on Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, in Zone 1, Poblacion, Baybay City.
The suspect, July Casas,32, married and a painter by profession, is listed as Rank No. 5 Most Wanted Person at the provincial level.
The arrest, carried out at around 3:15 p.m., involved the 1st Leyte Provincial Mobile Force Company (LPMFC) as the lead unit, with support from Baybay City Police Station, Police Intelligence Unit–Leyte Police Provincial Office (PIU-LPPO), Regional Intelligence Unit 8–Counter Intelligence Team (RIU8-CIT) Ormoc, and AKF-VFU Ormoc Satellite Office.
Casas was arrested under a warrant dated December 22, 2025, issued by the Regional Trial Court of Baybay City for violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) in relation to SACLEO( Simultaneous Anti-Criminality and Law Enforcement Operations).
The offense is non-bailable.
He was brought to Baybay City Police Station for proper disposition and further legal proceedings.
(ELVIE ROMAN ROA)
