Justice Secretary Leila de Lima gave a deadline for the inmates at the New Bilibid Prison to turn in their secret hoard of weapons, drugs, cellphones and other contraband by last Sunday. Drop boxes were placed at different places in the facility for the purpose.

When the boxes were opened on Monday, they yielded an assortment of weaponry: a 30-gauge shotgun, five pistols, 14 improvised shotguns and close to 300 fan knives and other bladed weapons.

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