A NAVAL officer who went AWOL (absent without official leave) after he was linked to the murder of a female Marine officer in November last year was arrested in Zamboanga Sibugay, the Philippine Navy announced on Tuesday.

Lt. Junior Grade Benjie Chico was collared by members of naval intelligence in the municipality of Imelda in Zamboaga Sibugay around 2 p.m. , according to Navy spokesman Col. Edgard Arevalo.

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