A package containing prohibited and unauthorized items was seized on May 3 at the Port-Cartier establishment.
Among those seized in this package was 463 grams of hashish.
According to Correctional Service Canada (CSC) spokesman Jean-François Mathieu, the goods contained in the package cost $ 139,000 inside the penitentiary.
Service officers work with police officers to take appropriate action against individuals who attempt to bring prohibited objects into correctional settings.
ang CSC strengthens measures to prevent the entry of prohibited substances into its establishments to ensure a safe and secure environment for allcan we read in a press release.
Staff at the federal maximum-security institution have several tools to detect contraband, including ion scanners and sniffer dogs.
Source: Radio-Canada
