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Aguirre: Ex-BuCor chief sent feelers to Bilibid drug probe

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/9/21/092116_bucayu2.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Franklin Bucayu</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Franklin Bucayu may soon surface at a congressional inquiry into the proliferation of drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison during Secretary Leila de Lima&#x27;s time as Justice secretary.Current Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II confirmed that Bucayu has sent feelers to the investigation of the House of Representatives. Aguirre, however, has no information if Bucayu can connect other officials to irregularities inside the country&#x27;s largest detention facility. &quot;He&#x27;s (Bucayu) one of my resource persons bago simulan ang pag-investigate sa BuCor [before the investigation on BuCor started]. Wala naman siyang sinabi sa akin at that time except na napilitan siyang mag-resign from BuCor because of the threats on his life [He did not mention anything else to me that time other than how he was forced to resign because of the threats on his life],&quot; Aguirre said. Several prison gang leaders on previous House hearings have claimed remitting millions in drug money to De Lima, Bucayu and other officials in exchange for permission to continue their illegal activities and lead luxurious lives behind bars. <ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/16/more-witnesses-link-de-lima-to-illegal-drug-payoffs">More witnesses link De Lima to illegal drug payoffs</a></li></ul>Former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Benjamin Magalong also claimed that Bucayu tried to block a raid of the drug-swamped state prison in 2014. <ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/16/mamamatay-ako-ex-bucor-chief-tried-to-block-bilibid-raid-says-cop">&#x27;Mamamatay ako&#x27;: Ex-BuCor chief tried to block Bilibid raid, says cop</a></li></ul>Magalong added the raid eventually pushed through under De Lima&#x27;s helm, but the CIDG and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) were eased out of the operation.

Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Franklin Bucayu may soon surface at a congressional inquiry into the proliferation of drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison during Secretary Leila de Lima's time as Justice secretary.

Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Franklin Bucayu may soon surface at a congressional inquiry into the proliferation of drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison during Secretary Leila de Lima's time as Justice secretary.