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Bacoor PNP

Michael Delizo

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CAVITE — Bacoor City police shot dead a man allegedly linked to a notorious organized crime group, while four of his companions were arrested following a buy-bust operation on Thursday.Authorities identified the fatality as Marlon Santos, who carried a P200,000 bounty from the local government of San Miguel, Bulacan for frustrated homicide, carnapping, and other criminal cases.Police said Santos was also part of a group believed to be responsible for a string of robbery incidents across Cavite in recent weeks.According to investigators, the group was behind the November 22 armed robbery of a convenience store in General Trias, where staff were forced at gunpoint to surrender cash and valuables.CCTV footage also linked them to the snatching of an elderly woman’s necklace on November 30 in the same city.The series of crimes escalated on December 3 when the suspects allegedly robbed a household in Bacoor of millions worth of jewelry and cash.That same day, they were accused of holding up a retired reservist and his wife in Dasmariñas, taking P80,000 in cash and jewelry valued at around P100,000.Police tracked the suspects to Barangay San Nicolas III, Bacoor, where operatives launched a drug buy-bust operation.During the arrest, Santos allegedly resisted and grabbed an officer’s firearm, said Bacoor Police Chief Lt. Col. Alexie Desamito.“Nagrereklamo, mahigpit daw ‘yong pagkakaposas niya. ‘Yong police natin, out of humanitarian consideration, niluwagan. Noong niluluwagan, hindi naman namin ine-expect na may iba siyang plano. Hinablot, nang-agaw na ng baril. Buti na lang maagap ‘yong isang pulis natin kaya nadisgrasya ‘yong isa sa mga arrested natin,” Desamito told ABS-CBN News.(He was complaining that his handcuffs were tight. Our police, out of humanitarian consideration, loosened them. While they were loosening them, we did not expect that he had another plan. He grabbed and tried to snatch the firearm. Good thing one of our officers reacted quickly, otherwise one of those arrested might have been harmed.)Santos was brought to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival.Four other alleged members of the group were arrested during the operation.Police believe the group is part of a larger criminal network operating in Cavite and other provinces.“Morally convinced kami na itong grupo talaga ang isa sa nagpapagulo dito sa Cavite,” Desamito said. (We are morally convinced that this group is really one of those causing trouble here in Cavite.)“Marami pong naghabol ngayon na mag-file ng case against them sa robbery-holdup,” she continued.(Many have now come forward to file cases against them for robbery-holdup.)Recovered evidence included guns, ammunition, a grenade, illegal drugs, and IDs belonging to some of their reported victims.The four arrested individuals remain in the custody of the Bacoor Component City Police Station and face multiple criminal charges.Authorities said there may be other members of the group who are now the subject of follow-up operations.

Bacoor City police shot dead a man allegedly linked to a notorious organized crime group, while four of his companions were arrested following a buy-bust operation on Thursday.

Bacoor City police shot dead a man allegedly linked to a notorious organized crime group, while four of his companions were arrested following a buy-bust operation on Thursday.

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Cavite police bust robbery group; 1 killed, 4 arrested

Michael Delizo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 08, 2025 04:11 PM PHT

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Updated December 08, 2025 06:15 PM PHT

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