
Prison staff seize over $124,000 of contraband on periphery of Agassiz prison
AGASSIZ — Correctional Service Canada says prison staff at an Agassiz correctional institution have seized over $124,000 worth of contraband from the periphery of the prison grounds.
According to a statement, two packages containing contraband and other illicit items were confiscated on the perimeter of Mountain Institution on Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13.
The contraband and unauthorized items consisted of cannabis concentrate, marijuana buds, crystal methamphetamine, tobacco, cigars, SIM cards, USB charging blocks, and cell phones. The total estimated institutional value of these seizures is $124,500, CSC said.
The Agassiz RCMP detachment has been notified and the institution is investigating.