DAVAO CITY – Jail officers of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Davao recovered six sachets of suspected shabu that were stuffed inside a basketball that was thrown from outside the Davao City Jail Male Dormitory (DCJ-MD) Compound in Barangay Ma-a last Saturday.
BJMP-11 spokesperson JInsp. Edo Lobenia said that their jail officers found the ball on the ground after falling off the roof shortly after they heard a loud thump.
He said the jail guards found a cut on the basketball and then pried it open, discovering another object that was securely wrapped with electrical tape.
The authorities found out during an examination that the object contained six sachets of white crystalline substance, suspected as methamphetamine or “shabu,” according to him.
Lobenia said they believed that the object was thrown from a vacant lot located on the other side of the concrete fence in front of the jail facility.
He said the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-11 took custody of the contraband for proper verification and tagging.
He said authorities are conducting an investigation to identify the violators behind the incident and the supposed recipient of the illegal drugs.
“The BJMP will intensify security measures in the area and apprehend individuals that will be caught trying to sneak any contraband into the jail facility,” he added.