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Oplan Greyhound in QC jail yields 5 bladed weapons, over 200 contraband

Published Dec 16, 2022 02:43 pm

The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD) announced on Thursday, Dec. 15, that a joint greyhound operation held inside its jail facility in Kamuning last Monday, Dec. 12, yielded five bladed weapons and more than 200 different contraband.

The QCJMD said the joint operation was conducted by 21 jail personnel and 21 members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). There were also K9 dogs deployed to locate possible illegal drug storages.

It added that 1,132 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) underwent the pat, frisk, and body search while two dormitories were checked.

The operatives recovered the five improvised bladed weapons, 68 concrete nails, a cutter, two scissors, two pliers, 175 various contraband such as wooden sticks, broken water pipes, electric fan parts, discarded wires, ballpens, and a deck of cards.

No illegal drugs were confiscated during the search, the QCJMD said.

In line with Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) “Buhay Ingatan, Droga’y Ayawan (BIDA)” program, the QCJMD added that the newly-designated Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - National Capital Region (BJMP-NCR) Regional Director Jail Chief Supt. Efren Nemeno is stepping up the campaign against illegal drugs in the jails in Metro Manila.

The BJMP’s initiatives include surprise inspections and drug test of personnel, monthly joint greyhound operations, and strengthened programs for the welfare of the PDLs.

“I am expecting the BJMP personnel to exemplify professionalism and discipline in the performance of their sworn duty and ensure that no one from among the ranks are involved in illegal drugs, otherwise, (they will) face the consequences of being administratively charged, or worst, being jailed,” Nemeno said.

He required all city jail wardens to conduct monthly joint greyhound operations with other law enforcement agencies to rid the jail facilities of illegal drugs and other contraband.

He said he also expects the wardens to take a proactive role in strengthening partnerships with local government units, religious service providers, local and international non-government organizations as the BJMP’s change partners in providing support to programs for the PDLs.

Meanwhile, the QCJMD, led by Jail Supt. Michelle Bonto, said it conducts quarterly 100 percent mandatory drug test on its personnel and regular drug testing for at least 20 percent of the PDL population in the facility in line with the BIDA program and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte’s intensified campaign for a “Drug-Free Quezon City.”

It added that in partnership with the QCPD, it is also able to conduct pat, frisk, and body searches on visitors of the PDLs in the jail facility.

The BIDA program is an intensified and more holistic campaign underscoring different national law enforcement agencies’ continued efforts in the fight against illegal drugs. It also aims to use positive approaches in the rehabilitation of victims of substance use.

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