Philippine security forces arrested an Abu Sayyaf member wanted for a series of kidnappings in Mindanao.Police said Bon Sarapbil was nabbed in the town of Imelda after tracking him down on a village. Sarapbil is facing several criminal charges and was involved in many kidnappings since 2009 in Basilan and other nearby provinces.
Sarapbil has worked for various Abu Sayyaf leaders and Moro Islamic Liberation Front commanders and others in the past, mostly in ransom kidnappings.
It was not known whether Sarapbil was planning new kidnappings in the area or just on the lam.