Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Gregorio Catapang has admitted that illegal drugs still thrive at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP)
Catapang bared that inmates have devised ingenious ways to smuggle the illegal drugs, such as the use of condoms or doves to transport the contrabands.
Because of this, the BuCor chief told Sen. Francis Tolentino they need to buy equipment needed for their continuing drug operations at the NBP. To enforce stricter measures, Catapang said there was only one area designated for the “E-Dalaw” wherein a visitor and an inmate can be seen on a laptop during their conversation.
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