The incoming DOJ Secretary Aguirre confirmed incoming PNP chief’s claim about drugs in the NBP He said 75 percent of nationwide drug transactions are done in the Bilibid He vows to use “shock and awe” tactics to solve the problem once and for all MANILA, Philippines – Incoming Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre has confirmed incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s claim that 75 percent of nationwide drug deals were being done inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). In a press conference on Thursday, June 9, Aguirre said some of the drugs even came all the way from mainland China. “Some of the illegal drugs were from mainland China,” the Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted him as saying. Despite the regular raids being conducted by law enforcement agencies inside the prison, Aguirre said it was necessary “shock and awe” tactics to finally stop the proliferation of illegal drugs. This would include not only neutralizing the drug lords who are still continuing their operations inside the prison, but also ridding corrupt officials in the NBP and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). “They have been raiding the Bureau of Corrections once a week, but every time that [...]