Carjack gang leader Raymond Dominguez was found positive for illegal drugs after the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) conducted a drug test at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City.
Dominguez, the leader of the notorious Dominguez Carnapping Group, was among the inmates in Building 14 of the national penitentiary who underwent a drug test after Wednesday's stabbing incident.
BuCor chief Rolando Asuncion said the drug tests were part of their investigation on the stabbing incident that left Chinese drug lord Tony Co dead and three others wounded.
Asuncion told radio dzBB in an interview on Saturday that they already had information that Dominguez was using illegal drugs even before he was transferred to the NBP.
“Kailan lang po na-transfer diyan (Building 14) si Dominguez, noong mga middle part ng August,” Asuncion said.
In 2012, Dominguez was found guilty for a 2010 carjacking case. He was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years and four months to a maximum of 30 years in jail.
His brother and fellow carjack gang leader Roger Dominguez was arrested in February 2011.
Aside from carjacking, the Dominguez brothers are facing charges for at least two high-profile killings, including the carjack-murder of car dealer Venson Evangelista in January 2011.
More drug tests
In the same interview, Asuncion said all BuCor camps will be subjected to drug testing.
“Sa lahat ng penal farms na under ng BuCor, 41,000 ang inmates so lahat din iyon isa-subject din natin iyon [sa drug testing] para matukoy natin kung may gumagamit din doon sa ibang kolonya,” Asuncion said.
The BuCor chief, however, said they would not be able to immediately subject all inmates to drug testing due to the issue of funds.
“Hindi namin agad-agad maisa-subject lahat ng 24,000 na inmates sa New Bilibid Prison kasi mahal din po yung testing kit,” Asuncion explained.
Asuncion, meanwhile, said that they are also looking at more measures to mitigate drug use in the NBP.
“Isa sa objective ng tamang segregation ay paghiwalay-hiwalayin ang mga inmate na dating magkakasama sa labas at para maprevent din na maka-connect sila ulit doon sa kanilang mga dating kasama na nasa labas pa,” Asuncion said.
source:gmanews
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