Daily Tribune
Barely two days after the signing of a memorandum of agreement with other government agencies to fight drug trafficking inside the state penitentiary nationwide, a person deprived of liberty was caught the other day with illegal drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City.
To recall, Bureau of Corrections Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. was prompted to initiate the MoA as per the instruction of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, with other government agencies like the National Intelligence Coordinating Council, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to synchronize anti-illegal drug campaign and to maintain cooperation and collaboration in the fight against illegal drugs in and out of prisons.
"Even if the security was very tight there are a few that managed to sneak in illegal drugs, some are buried in the compound and they are slowly excavating it if they need it and some contraband like cigarette or tobacco are smuggled by their visitors."
Based on a report to Catapang by C/INSP Abel Ciruela, Camp Commander of Maximum Compound, PDL Jun Torres acted uneasy upon seeing members of the security patrol who were then conducting regular inspection within their area of responsibility.
Torres was frisked and upon inspection, one heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing undetermined weight of white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu placed inside a match box was found in his pocket.
The confiscated contraband was transported to PDEA in Quezon City for laboratory examination and yielded positive result.
Torres will be subjected to drug test at the NBP Hospital and then to preventive cell for investigation.
A criminal case for violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Act of 2002 will be filed against Torres before the City Prosecutors Office.
Meanwhile, demolition of shanties is continuously undertaken by BuCor as per guidance of Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla to prevent said areas from being hiding places of illegal contrabands and places for pot session.
