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$17,000 in contraband seized at B.C. max security prison

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Kent Institution (Observer File Photo)

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) officers seized $17,800 worth of contraband and unauthorized items at Kent Institution near Agassiz, they announced on Friday (Jan. 12).

On. Jan. 5, officers confiscated three cell phones, chargers, cannabis concentrate and a variety of stabbing weapons.

The Agassiz RCMP has been notified and an investigation is ongoing.

The CSC uses a number of measures to prevent contraband and protect the security of their facilities, including searches, drug-detector dogs and ion scanners.

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