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CONTRABAND INTERCEPTION AT WARKWORTH INSTITUTION

CAMPBELLFORD, ON – July 02nd, 2009 – On Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 during a routine search of the perimeter fences at Warkworth Institution, a package was discovered. After a thorough search of the area five more packages were retrieved within the vicinity. Several of the packages contained tobacco and one package is believed to contain 21.6 grams of marijuana.

The intercepted contraband has a total estimated institutional value of between $12,000.00 - $15,000.00.

Preventing contraband from entering our institutions is an ongoing challenge. 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 the property, buildings and cells.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Ann Anderson
Assistant Warden Management Services
Warkworth Institution
Correctional Service of Canada
705-924-8104