A SYNDICATE is running the illegal drug trade inside the Cebu City Jail, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Central Visayas has identified the personalities behind it, a PDEA official said.
“Makahurot sila’g usa ka kilo kada semana (They can dispose of a kilo of shabu per week),” said PDEA-Central Visayas Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz.
Supt. Jessie Calumpang, who hails from Negros, replaced Supt. Johnson Calub as the city jail warden yesterday morning, three days after a pre-dawn search confirmed the presence of illegal drugs, cash, and other contraband inside the prison.
Calumpang said he will destroy the private rooms, eliminate special treatment given to some inmates, limit the number of visitors, and conduct more surprise inspections.
“We will look into the lapses committed by our personnel and do our best to correct them,” he said.
Also yesterday, the acting warden of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) handed in his resignation, effective on Friday, Aug. 19.
Calumpang said he will destroy the private rooms, eliminate special treatment given to some inmates, limit the number of visitors, and conduct more surprise inspections.
“We will look into the lapses committed by our personnel and do our best to correct them,” he said.
Also yesterday, the acting warden of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) handed in his resignation, effective on Friday, Aug. 19.
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