Correctional staff at Stony Mountain Institution seized contraband with an institutional value of more than $135,000 earlier this month, the Correctional Service of Canada said Wednesday.
Items seized on Feb. 19 from the maximum-security unit at the Manitoba prison included cocaine, a cell phone, and USB card readers.
The CSC said it uses ion scanners and drug-detecting dogs to search its facilities, inmates and visitors, in an effort to stop contraband from entering prison.
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