An Elgin resident has been charged in connection with the alleged smuggling of contraband into Collins Bay Institution in Kingston, Ont.

Correctional staff found a package that had been dropped inside the grounds containing weapons, tobacco and cannabis, according to OPP.

"We are aware and we are investigating," prison ombudsman Ivan Zinger said in an email.

Ontario Provincial Police say the seized drone was carrying a shipment of contraband intended for the Kingston prison.

Correctional Service of Canada is introducing measures to prevent COVID-19 from entering prisons.

OPP say an inmate inside the institution was also arrested after the attempted drone drop.

On Aug. 20, correctional officers say they discovered two packages with a total estimated institutional value of $28,000.

Officials received a tour of the new prison farms and their wildlife at the Collins Bay institution in Kingston.

Correctional Service Canada says the institutional value of the contraband seized was $85,000.

On Tuesday, Correctional Service of Canada tweeted a public plea for help in detecting suspicious drones flying around Collins Bay institution.