Correctional officers have seized more than $90,000 in contraband and unauthorized items following a general search of the maximum security unit at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
The search occurred on Tuesday, July 16. The items seized included a cell phone, a cell phone charger, methamphetamine and tobacco. The total estimated value is $90,681.
Correctional Services Canada credited the vigilance of correctional officers, the detector-dog team, and security intelligence officers for the seizure. Normal operations have since resumed.
Police have been notified and the institution is investigating.
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