Police arrest one of the Philippines' "most wanted" fugitives. Rolando Farjardo (far HA doh) is wanted for several kidnappings including one involving a Japanese businessman in 1986.<br /><br />The Philippines' most wanted kidnapping suspect was nabbed by authorities after he arrived in the country on a flight from Singapore on Monday.<br /><br />Rolando Fajardo (pron far HA doh), the leader of a group police say are responsible for numerous kidnappings, was immediately arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International airport.<br /><br />[Magtanggol Gatdula, Director, National Bureau of Investigation]:<br />"We have nine warrants of arrest for kidnap-for-ransom, and a warrant of arrest for car nabbing."<br /><br />Authorities say Fajardo had been hiding in Italy, and that an informant had tipped them on his return.<br /><br />Fajardo says he’s innocent.<br /><br />[Rolando Fajardo, Kidnapping Suspect]:<br />"I've kept my silence for a long time while people have been saying bad things about me. Now, I am breaking my silence to defend my rights and to prove my innocence."<br /><br />Fajardo and his younger brother Harold are suspected of being behind a spate of crimes.<br /><br />Both had been in hiding since being charged with the kidnapping of a Japanese businessman at a golf course in Laguna in 1986.
