LUCENA CITY — A drug suspect escaped Sunday from the Cavite provincial jail in Trece Martirez City.
The Police Region Office 4A reported Monday that the inmate identified as “Jayson” at 1:44 a.m. jumped from the isolation tower toward the escorting area and subsequently climbed at the perimeter fence of the jail facility located in Barangay Lapidario and fled.
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The report did not provide further information or a description of the escapee.
Article continues after this advertisementAuthorities immediately launched a manhunt to bring Jayson back to jail.
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