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Sacked cop, bodyguard wanted for disappearance of Catherine Camilon arrested

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Dennis Datu

ABS-CBN News

<p>BATANGAS — Dismissed police officer Allan de Castro and his bodyguard Jeffrey Magpantay, suspects in the kidnapping of beauty contestant Catherine Camilon, have been arrested in Balayan, Batangas</p><p>Police Col. Jack Malinao, provincial police director, confirmed the arrests in separate manhunt operations in Barangay Caloocan, Balayan.</p><p>The two are facing charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention before the Batangas City Regional Trial Court Branch 3 .</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/16/raps-vs-ex-cop-driver-in-catherine-camilon-case-junked-police-1229" id="isPasted">Raps vs ex-cop, driver in Catherine Camilon case junked: police</a></div><p>They were arrested by operative of the Batangas PNP Special Intelligence and Tracker Team on September 14.</p><p>The kidnapping case was initially dismissed in April 16 but Camilon&#x27;s family filed a motion for reconsideration, which was granted on Aug. 15.</p><p>The court issued an arrest warrant on Sept. 4.</p><p>“[K]aya agad-agad po nagpa-create ang ating regional director sa supervision ng ating provincial director ng Special Intelligence and Tracker Team para mai-serve ang warrant of arrest at ma-apprehend ang mga suspek,&quot; said Police Maj. Dave Mercado, Batangas PNP Public Information Office chief.</p><p>(So the regional director ordered the creation of a Special Intelligence and Tracker Team under the supervision of the provincial director to serve the warrant and apprehend the suspects)</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/27/police-major-in-catherine-camilon-case-skips-senate-probe-1122" id="isPasted">Police major in Catherine Camilon case skips Senate probe</a></div><p>The two are currently detained at the Balayan Custodial Facility. <strong>— With a report from Raya Capulong, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8AsHrg3_h_Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Dismissed police officer Allan de Castro and his bodyguard Jeffrey Magpantay were arrested in Balayan, Batangas.</p>

Dismissed police officer Allan de Castro and his bodyguard Jeffrey Magpantay were arrested in Balayan, Batangas.