Seizure of unauthorized items at Mountain Institution

News Release

October 6, 2017 – Agassiz, British Columbia – Correctional Service Canada

On October 5, 2017, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a number of packages containing unauthorized items were seized at Mountain Institution, a medium security federal institution.

The unauthorized items seized included nicotine patches. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $4,800.                                       

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 has set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions to 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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Contacts

Sheila Collett
Assistant Warden Management Services
Mountain Institution
604-796-1438

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