Crime

Packages of contraband totalling $228,000 seized at Warkworth Institution

By Greg Davis Global News

Posted December 4, 2020 11:07 am

Updated August 30, 2023 4:14 pm

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Contraband was seized at Warkworth Institution. File

Several packages of contraband have been seized over the last three weeks at Warkworth Institution, federal officials announced Friday.

According to Correctional Service Canada, several packages of contraband were seized on the perimeter of the medium-security facility in Warkworth, about 60 kilometres south of Peterborough.

The packages — with an estimated value of $228,000 — contained tobacco, drugs, cellphones, SIM and SD cards and phone chargers, officials say.

The packages were seized using a number of tools including ion scanners and detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates and visitors, the CSC said.