More than a quarter-million dollars worth of contraband was seized at Kent Institution near Agassiz.

On Friday (Sept. 1) Correctional Service Canada announced Kent Institution correctional officers recently seized $287,700 worth of contraband and unauthorized items. These items included steroids, needles, handmade weapons, THC and alcohol brew.

鈥淭he Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions,鈥� The CSC stated. 鈥淭hese tools include ion scanners and drug-detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates, and visitors.鈥�

The CSC added they are heightening security measures to ensure a safe environment. There is a phone tip line for all federal institutions so callers can report information about activities related to security at the institutions. The tip line is 1-866-780-3784. Information on drug use and trafficking is protected and callers may remain anonymous.

Kent Institution is a maximum security facility. The Agassiz-Harrison area has three CSC institutions, the others being medium-security Mountain Institution and minimum-security Kw矛kw猫xwelhp Healing Village.

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