Two people have been arrested after a drone was intercepted early Tuesday at Kingston’s Collins Bay Institution.
Ontario Provincial Police say the seized drone was carrying a shipment of contraband intended for the Kingston prison.
Authorities were alerted to suspicious activity outside of the facility at 4 a.m. Officers located a drone in the area and arrested two individuals. Corrections officials say a package recovered within the institution walls contained cannabis, cell phones, weapons, tobacco and other contraband items.
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Two unidentified individuals from Sainte Anne des Plaines, Que., have been charged with mischief.
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The investigation by members of the Joint-Forces Penitentiary Squad, which includes the Kingston Police and Correctional Service of Canada, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, is ongoing.
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