Wife of Koronadal inmate tries to outsmart jail guards, was outsmarted

KORONADAL CITY -- A woman whose live-in partner was detained at city jail for illegal drug possession tried, but failed, to outsmart jail guards when she attempted to sneak in prohibited substance at the jail facility this morning, jail officials said. Koronadal City Jail Warden Gechris Abanilla told DXOM-AM Radyo Bida that Joy Castaneda showed up at the jail compound at about 6:20 a.m. to visit and to hand over food stuff to her partner Garry Tan. The 35-year-old Castaneda of Morrow Street, Barangay Zone 3, Koronadal City, was carrying about six packs of noodles when she submitted herself and her stuff for inspection. The jail officers are smarter when they became suspicious of Castaneda who allegedly insisted on visiting her live-in partner when it was not visiting hours for inmates. This prompted the guards to conduct physical inspection on the noodles. Abanilla said the guards were surprised and stunned to see two small sachets of prohibited drugs inside the sealed noodle packs. Castaneda denied she knew the noodles contained illegal drugs, saying a friend of her lover requested her to bring in the food packs to Tan. She is now detained and facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.