Manila, Sept. 10 -- The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has arrested a female visitor of an inmate for trying to smuggle illegal drugs into the maximum-security camp of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City on Tuesday.

In a statement on Wednesday, BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. identified the suspect as Rhea Mercado, a registered visitor of person deprived of liberty Edgardo Mercado, who is currently confined at Dorm 1C (Quadrant 1) of the maximum-security camp.

NBP Superintendent, Corrections Chief Roger Boncales, disclosed that Mercado was reluctant to undergo the necessary security procedures, specifically the X-ray body scanning.

After expressing discomfort and requesting to use the restroom, she was obser...