A correctional officer has been charged with trafficking drugs inside the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont.
Kawartha Lakes Police earlier this month received information that an employee at the super jail was involved in trafficking drugs. Police tell CHEX News the employee was a longtime correctional officer.
As a result of the investigation, police arrested Stephen Benko, 57, of Dunsford, Ont. Police did not indicate what kind of drugs were involved.
Benko will appear in court in Lindsay on Oct. 26.