Police say they have arrested two people for allegedly flying drugs into a jail using a drone.
Provincial police say they were contacted on Oct. 26 after a drone dropped off a package in the Quinte Region Detention Centre.
Correctional staff seized a quantity of illicit drugs, but police say inmates did get some items.
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OPP say they arrested the two people from Kingston, Ont., in the city last Friday.
They also say they seized drugs, a drone, cash, ammunition and scales at the time of the arrests.
Both accused are facing drug and weapons charges and will appear in court Jan. 12.
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