Manila, July 10 -- Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. has relieved a camp commander and another commissioned officer of their duties at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm (SPPF) in Occidental Mindoro following a foiled attempt to smuggle contraband into the corrections facility, the BuCor said Thursday.

C/CInsp. Francisco Madrid, the camp commander, and CT/Insp. Edgar Laudencia are now at the Directorate for Personnel and Human Resource Development at the national headquarters in Muntinlupa City for further investigation, according to the BuCor in a news release.

SPPF acting Superintendent CCInsp. Abel Ciruela said the smuggling attempt began when a dump truck (NAO 3283) loaded with gravel and sand ...