A civilian staff member at a southern Alberta prison is facing trafficking charges.
RCMP were called to the Drumheller Institution on March 10 after a female staff member was detained by security for allegedly bringing drugs and other contraband items into the facility.
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Sarah Kathleen Blanke, 40, of Drumheller, is charged with one count of trafficking methamphetamine, one count of trafficking shatter cannabis and one count of introducing contraband to a penitentiary.
Blanke was released from RCMP custody and is scheduled to appear in court on April 12.
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