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2 BuCor's officers arrested for 'bribery' in firearms issuance

Published Sep 22, 2023 06:30 am

Two corrections officers (COs) have been arrested for allegedly demanding "bribe money" in the release of government-issued firearms, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Friday, Sept. 22.

BuCor identified those arrested during separate entrapment operations were CSO2 Henry A. Escrupolo and CO1 Arcel A. Jamero.

In a statement, BuCor said that Escrupolo is believed to be in connivance with the bureau's armory chief C/SInsp. Alex Hizola who remains at large.

BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. said that administrative and criminal cases are being readied against the two corrections officers involved.

“I have warned BuCor personnel to mend their ways but if they will continue their bad habits and refused to cooperate with the reforms we are implementing, I am sorry to say that we will not stop in our relentless effort to arrest and filed charges against them,” Catapang said.

BuCor said that Jamero was arrested in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa City after receiving marked money amounting to P6,500 during an entrapment operation conducted by the Muntinlupa City police and the Monitoring Team of BuCor’s Office of the Deputy Director General for Operations.

“Prior to his arrest, Jamero has prior agreement with the victim, CO1 Marvin Asoy, to give the amount of P6,500 in exchange for the issuance of short firearms from BuCor Armory,” it said. 

Aside from the marked money, confiscated from Jamero were a Glock 17 Gen4 9mm pistol, three pieces of magazines, 55 pieces of 9mm live ammunition,  assorted identification cards, P19,420 cash, body bag, a cellular phone, and his green Mitsubishi Lancer, it also said.

During interrogation, BuCor said Jamero claimed that he would just turn over the money to Escrupolo who is the head of the escorting unit. 

Thus, it said, it arranged another entrapment operation against Escrupolo who instructed Jamero to bring the money at the former’s office at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP).

Confiscated from Escrupolo were a Glock 17 Gen 4 9mm pistol, three pieces of magazines, one extended magazine, 69 pieces of live ammunition, one BuCor identification card and one cellular phone, it said.

BuCor said it also found on Escrupulo’s phone that he has been “exchanging text messages with C/SInsp. Alex Hizola, chief armory, relative to the issuance of firearms.”

 

 

 

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