By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

The Negros Occidental Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, alongside the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bacolod City Police Office, recently conducted “greyhound operations” at the Metro Bacolod City District Jail male dorm annex, which is located in Bacolod City’s Barangay Taculing.
During the operation, 172 out of a total 860 inmates were subject to drug testing.
Drug tests were also conducted at other jail facilities in the province including 53 at the Silay City Jail, 41 at the Victorias City Jail, and 23 at the Talisay City Jail.
The total 289 inmates tested negative for drugs, while no drugs were seized or detected during the said operations./DGB, WDJ