MANILA, Philippines — Authorities on Wednesday, Oct. 9, demolished illegal structures within the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) Maximum Compound in Muntinlupa City which were believed to be repositories of contraband and hiding places for criminal activity. Gerald Bantag, new Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) director, said dismantling the structures would stop their use for illegal activities by inmates. Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, NCRPO chief, said coordination between police and BuCor would help in the anti-drug campaign as illegal drug transactions are rife inside the NBP. “The drug problem persists because this is the nerve center, this is where it is being run,” said Eleazar. “Direction and control of drug transactions are made here so might as well help target the main source to solve this problem,” he said in Filipino.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 09, 2019 08:03 UTC