February 5, 2015 - Campbellford, Ontario - Correctional Service Canada
On February 3, 2015, at about 1:30 p.m., institutional staff at Warkworth Institution, a medium security federal institution, intercepted an inmate who was attempting to bring contraband and unauthorized items into the institution.
The contraband and unauthorized items seized include 659 grams of marijuana and 10 bales of tobacco. The total institutional value of this seizure is estimated at $72,500.
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 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.
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.
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Cindy Herrington
Assistant Warden Management Services
Warkworth Institution
(705) 924-8104
