Woman caught trying to sneak in nubain into jail

ANOTHER visitor was nabbed by personnel of the Cebu City Jail after trying to sneak in 38 ampules of nubain hidden inside a jar of peanut butter on Sunday afternoon.

Grace Abella, 24, and a resident of Sitio Lower San Roque in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City, is the third woman caught trying to smuggle illegal drugs into the jail facility over the weekend alone.

In an interview with Cebu Daily News, Abella said she did not know about the nubain inside the jar. She said another woman asked her to give the jar of peanut butter as well as some bread to an inmate inside the jail.

She said she did not know the woman’s name although she said she could try and recall her facial features.

Abella said she was about to visit her common-law husband at around 2:40 p.m. when the ampules of nubain were discovered after a body search was conducted by jail personnel.

Abella will face charges for violation of Section 11, Article 2 of Republic Act 9165 for possession of illegal drugs.

Jail Superintendent Renante Rubio, the new Cebu City Jail warden, told CDN over the phone that Abella was caught by their personnel after strictly implementing the security checks for visitors inside the facility.

Rubio, who just assumed as warden last November 1, considers the arrest as an accomplishment, especially after two other women were also caught trying to sneak in sachets of suspected shabu hidden in their private parts last Saturday.

Rubio warned that those who are planning to smuggle in illegal drugs and other contraband inside the city jail will not succeed.

According to Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor on police matters, he has advised the Cebu City Jail management to continue being on heightened alert for other possible incidents of smuggling.