MANILA, Philippines — Confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa must be transferred to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig following his escape attempt, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) appealed to the Department of Justice.
In a statement yesterday, the NBI said it endorsed its request to move Espinosa to a “more secure facility at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Bicutan, Taguig.”
The BJMP has “ample security facilities equipped to hold a high-profile prisoner like Espinosa,” acting NBI director Eric Distor said.
The NBI said security at its detention facility, which holds 79 suspects, has been tightened after Espinosa’s failed escape on Jan. 13.
Lt. Col. Jenny Tecson, spokesperson for the National Capital Region Police Office, said police are ready to secure Espinosa’s transfer to the BJMP facility at Bagong Diwa. – Emmanuel Tupas