Cebu jail guard tests positive for drug use

By: Jose Santino S. Bunachita December 13,2017 - 01:54 PM

 

A jail guard of the Cebu City Jail has been found positive of illegal drugs use.

According to Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (Cosap) head Garry Lao, they conducted the surprised drug test to 120 jail guards last Friday afternoon.

“The result is still subject to confirmatory test. If it is confirmed, it will be referred to the legal office of the BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) for the filing of administrative complaint,” he said.

The drug test on the jail guards was requested by Cebu City Jail Warden Renante Rubio two weeks ago.

But Lao said this is also mandated under a city ordinance.

During the drug test last Friday, 11 jail guards were not present since they had to attend court hearings of some of the inmates.

Ten of them took the test later on — nine on Tuesday and today (Wednesday).

The last one is yet to take the drug test.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

Read Next

Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.

TAGS: CBEU, drug, guard, jail, positive, use

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.