Nov 1, 2021 | International
Springhill, Nova Scotia – Correctional Service Canada
On October 12, 2021, correctional officers at Springhill Institution, a medium security federal institution, intercepted inmates who were in possession of contraband and unauthorized items.
This seizure is the result of the combined efforts of correctional officers and security intelligence officers. The contraband and unauthorized items seized include:
· one cell phone
· two USB charging cables
· two SIM cards
· one SD card
· 18.68 grams of crystal methamphetamine
· 19.96 grams of MDMA
· 7.5 grams of THC, Shatter, crystal methamphetamine and Oxycodone mixtures
The total institutional value of this seizure is estimated at $48,000.
The police have been notified and the institution is investigating.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions. These tools include ion scanners and drug-detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates and visitors.
CSC is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions in order to help ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone. CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to introduce contraband into correctional institutions.
CSC has set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions so that it may receive additional information about activities relating to security at CSC institutions. These activities may be related to drug use or trafficking that may threaten the safety and security of visitors, inmates and staff members working at CSC institutions.
The toll-free number, 1‑866‑780‑3784, helps ensure that the information shared is protected and that callers remain anonymous.
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Dawn Laite
Assistant Warden, Management Services
Springhill Institution
902-597-0132
Nov 1, 2021 | International
Donnacona, Quebec – Correctional Service Canada
Between September 2 and 14, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, several separate packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Donnacona Institution, a federal maximum-security institution.
The contraband and unauthorized items seized included 590.4 grams of hashish, 430 grams of cannabis wax, 192 grams of marijuana, 107.7 grams of tobacco, nine cellphones, one electronic tablet, several SIM cards, bottles of steroids, syringes and four knives. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $323 714.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions. CSC is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions in order to help ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone. CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to introduce contraband into correctional institutions.
CSC has also set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions so that it may receive additional information about activities relating to security at CSC institutions. These activities may be related to drug use or trafficking that may threaten the safety and security of visitors, inmates and staff members working at CSC institutions.
The toll-free number, 1‑866‑780‑3784, helps ensure that the information shared is protected and that callers remain anonymous.
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Oct 30, 2021 | International
Kingston, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada
On October 22, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, several packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Collins Bay Institution, a federal multi-level security institution.
The seized items included tobacco, drugs, cell phones and cell phone accessories. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $280,213.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions. These tools include ion scanners and detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates and visitors.
CSC has measures in place to prevent contraband and unauthorized items from entering its institutions in order to help ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone. CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to introduce contraband or unauthorized items into correctional institutions.
CSC has set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions so that it may receive additional information about activities relating to security at CSC institutions. These activities may be related to drug use or trafficking that may threaten the safety and security of visitors, inmates and staff members working at CSC institutions.
The toll-free number, 1‑866‑780‑3784, helps ensure that the information shared is protected and that callers remain anonymous.
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Mike Shrider
Regional Communications Manager
Regional Headquarters, Ontario
613-530-6941
Oct 27, 2021 | International
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec – Correctional Service Canada
On October 15, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Archambault Institution, a federal multi-level security institution.
The contraband and unauthorized items seized included 206 grams of hashish, 300 grams of tobacco and three memory cards. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $26,600.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions. These tools include ion scanners and drug-detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates and visitors.
CSC is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions in order to help ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone. CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to introduce contraband into correctional institutions.
CSC introduced a complete smoking ban in all federal correctional institutions in 2008.
CSC has set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions so that it may receive additional information about activities relating to security at CSC institutions. These activities may be related to drug use or trafficking that may threaten the safety and security of visitors, inmates and staff members working at CSC institutions.
The toll-free number, 1‑866‑780‑3784, helps ensure that the information shared is protected and that callers remain anonymous.
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Sylvain Gagnon
Assistant Warden, Management Services
Archambault Institution
450-478-5960 # 8120
Oct 26, 2021 | International
Kingston, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada
On October 21, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, several packages containing a quantity of drugs were seized at Collins Bay Institution, a multi-security facility.
The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $32,720.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions. These tools include ion scanners and detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates and visitors.
CSC has measures in place to prevent contraband and unauthorized items from entering its institutions in order to help ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone. CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to introduce contraband and/or unauthorized items into correctional institutions.
CSC has set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions so that it may receive additional information about activities relating to security at CSC institutions. These activities may be related to drug use or trafficking that may threaten the safety and security of visitors, inmates and staff members working at CSC institutions.
The toll-free number, 1‑866‑780‑3784, helps ensure that the information shared is protected and that callers remain anonymous.
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Mike Shrider
Regional Communications Manager
Regional Headquarters, Ontario
613-530-6941
