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Correctional Service seizes $150,000 in contraband at Agassiz's Mountain Institution

Electronics, illicit substances seized
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Electronics and drugs were seized at Mountain Institution in Kent on Feb. 15.

Correctional officers at medium-security Mountain Institution seized nearly $150,000 of contraband B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ including electronics and methamphetamine B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ on Saturday, Feb. 15. 

Correctional Service Canada said items seized included SD card readers, cell phones, charging cables, nicotine patches, cannabis concentrate and methamphetamine. The total institutional value of the seizures is $149,370. 

The Agassiz RCMP has been notified and an investigation is ongoing. 

"The Correctional Service of Canada uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions," The CSC stated. "These tools include ion scanners and drug-detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates, and visitors. CSC is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions in order to help ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone."

The CSC has set up a phone tip line for all federal institutions to receive information about activities relating to security at CSC institutions. The toll-free number is 1-866-780-3784.

 



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