An official of the Davao City Jail said they are doubling their efforts to stop the entry of illegal drugs into the said facility.
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Bonggat, jail warden of the Davao City Jail, said there are many ways why illegal drugs enter the facility.
“May tirador, ilalagay nila sa bato, noon ginamitan tayo ng drone, sunod buto ng lutong adobong manok, tapos sumunod kalabasa. Alam na natin ang mga modus on how they slip in contrabands. Lahat na lang pati tsinelas, yung pumapasok na electrical appliances, akala mo wire pero ang laman sa loob illegal drugs. Lahat nang mga paraan ginawa nila,” he said during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing on Wednesday at The Royal Mandaya Hotel.
He said what is being done now is persons deprived of liberty (PDL) are being used as drug mules by inserting illegal drugs into their anus or making them swallow the drugs.
“From the police station, ginagawa na nilang drug mules itong mga ka kosa nila or those PDL na kaya nilang bayaran doon pa lang sa police station. Yan ang mahirap nating mahuli because we do not have that high-tech scanner sa loob nag katawan. Ang masaklap ngayon, during may wardenship, may namatay na PDL kasi pinalunok ang droga. Buti yung sa anus parang suppository, lalabas lang at nalaman namin yan. Ngayon nung nalaman nila na alam na namin, pinapakain na nila ang droga. Ito yung malaking problema natin sa existing Davao City Jail,” he said.
He said they are requesting the city government of Davao for the possible provision of an x-ray machine for a body search.
He also said they are doubling their efforts to facilitate their transfer to Wangan in Calinan, Davao City. Aimed to become a permanent facility of the Davao City Jail, it is situated in an 8-hectare property that can accommodate 5,000 inmates/PDL compared to the present facility which can only accommodate 400 and is now housing 3,000 PDLs.
“Isipin nyo na lang ang congestion rate sa present aside sa ang Davao City Jail ay situated in a public area lahat all throughout may possible entry. Andaming ways na ginagawa ang PDL natin in order to sneak in contrabands and illegal drugs,” he said.
