ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Authorities have foiled an attempt to slip in a large-sized pack of illegal drugs to a correctional and rehabilitation facility in Zamboanga del Norte, an official said Wednesday.
Chief Supt. Billy Beltran, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, said this came after the guard on duty arrested a 13-year-old girl in possession of illegal drugs in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte.
Beltran said the girl was arrested at around 11:08 a.m. Tuesday while she was about to enter and visit her mother at the Zamboanga del Norte Correctional and Rehabilitation Center in Barangay Don Jose Aguirre, Manukan.
Beltran said the female guard on duty seized from the girl a large-sized pack of suspected shabu concealed in her sock. The girl is a student of Zamboanga del Norte National High School-Turno Campus, Dipolog City.
“Upon verification of the suspect’s cellphone, it was found out thru an SMS or text message that her mother instructed her to deliver the said illegal drug items to the facility,” he said quoting a report from Zamboanga del Norte police.
He said the girl’s mother is detained at the correctional facility for violation of Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
He said the girl was turned over to the custody of the Social Welfare Office for appropriate action.
He said they have yet to determine the market value of the confiscated illegal drugs. (PNA)
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