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.
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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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