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Staff seize nearly $80K in contraband at Bath Institution: CSC

CSC says Bath Institution staff intercepted a package containing drugs and tobacco worth $80,000 in institutional value. The package was a suspected throw-over. Nick Westoll / Global News File

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says staff at a Kingston-area prison intercepted a large amount of contraband earlier this week.

On Tuesday night, around 9 p.m., CSC says staff found a package at Bath Institution, which they suspect was thrown over the walls.

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The package was filled with tobacco, drugs, cell phones and cell phone accessories. The total estimated institutional value
of the contents is $79,350, CSC says.

Federal institutions use a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions, like ion scanners and drug-detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates and visitors.

CSC says the package was intercepted due to the vigilance of Bath Institution staff.

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