Authorities seize nearly $150,000 in contraband from Agassiz prison

AGASSIZ — Correctional Service Canada says vigilant staff members played a key role in intercepting and ultimately seizing nearly $150,000 in contraband like meth and illicit substances at an Agassiz prison earlier this month.

According to a statement from federal correctional authorities, a package containing contraband and other unauthorized objects was confiscated on Saturday, February 15 at Mountain Institution, a medium-security prison west of Agassiz.

The contraband seized consisted of SD card readers, cell phones and charging cables, nicotine patches, cannabis concentrate and methamphetamine. The total estimated institutional value of these confiscated goods is $149,370.

The Agassiz RCMP Detachment and the institution itself are investigating.