DAVAO CITY – Police who did a surprise inspection of the Zamboanga del Sur provincial jail in Pagadian City on Saturday were stunned to find armed prisoners roaming freely outside their cells. ADVERTISEMENTAt the main jail, he said the inspectors found some convicts outside maximum security detention. According to him, the firearms of some of the inmates were even “more powerful” than those of the guards. The inspection, spearheaded by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Western Mindanao, was conducted amid reports that inmates had been secretly allowed to go out of the jail. Ferjen Torred, the inspection was also aimed at checking the alleged proliferation of drugs at the jail.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2018 04:41 UTC