Alleged leader of Dragons Group and co-founder of Parojinog-Kuratong Baleleng nabbed

Authorities arrested the alleged leader of the Dragons Group and co-founder of the Parojinog-Kuratong Baleleng Group, according to a report on Balitanghali on Wednesday.

Nabbed was suspect Manuelito Francisco alias Lapad or Maning in La Union on the strength of an arrest warrant, Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido, chief of Ozamiz City Police, said.

Also arrested were Francisco's wife Rizalina who is the aunt of former Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., and their children.

Espenido said the Parojinog-Kuratong Baleleng Group is involved in robbery, extortion, and illegal drugs.

Francisco's family allegedly hid in La Union after Parojinog was killed in a drug raid in Ozamiz City in 2017. —KG, GMA News