PANGASINAN A former police officer and alleged leader of the notorious Magpali gun for hire criminal group operating in Region 1 including Pangasinan was arrested on Sunday, August 7.
According to the statement of Philippine National Police, the dismissed cop was identified as Lt. Col. Wilson M
CONFISCATED. The firearm and ammunition seized from the arrested leader of the notorious Magpali Gun for Hire Criminal Group on Sunday (Aug. 7. 2022). Lt. Col. Wilson M. Magpali, a dismissed cop, operated mostly in the provinces of La Union and Pangasinan, targeting high-profile politicians. (Photo courtesy PNP-PIO) MANILA - A former police officer-turned-leader of the notorious Magpali Gun for Hire Criminal Group operating in Region 1 (Ilocos Region) has fallen into the hands of authorities, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. confirmed on Sunday. Lt. Col. Wilson M. Magpali, a dismissed cop, operated mostly in the provinces of La Union and Pangasinan, targeting high-profile politicians. In a statement, Azurin said Magpali was arrested earlier Sunday by operatives of the Luzon Field Unit of the PNP-Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) in Barangay Legaspi, Tayug, Pangasinan by virtue of a warrant of arrest for murder issued by Presiding Judge Nyer