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CONTRABAND AT COLLINS BAY INSTITUTION

KINGSTON, ON, March 13, 2008 - On Wednesday March 12, 2008 at approximately 4:00 p.m., correctional staff recovered a quantity of drugs from one of the private family visiting units. 16.2 grams of marijuana and 7.1 grams of a drug believed to be crack cocaine were recovered. The total estimated institutional value of the drugs seized is $4,090.

An inmate visitor was detained and interviewed by the Joint Forces Police / Corrections Investigation Unit - Penitentiary Squad. The visitor remains under investigation at this time.

The inmate participating in the private family visit was notified that he will be charged with drug offences.

CSC has a number of tools available that are consistently used in our efforts to control the flow of drugs into our institutions. These include such things as searches of offenders, visitors, ion scanners, drug dogs and searches of buildings and cells.

Preventing drugs from entering our institutions is an ongoing challenge; however, it is the diligent work of staff that helps us tackle this challenge.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Tim R. Jamieson
Assistant Warden
Management Services
Collins Bay Institution
613-536-6094