Tag: contraband

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more