Staff at Sask. Pen seize drugs valued over $200,000

Vigilant staff members at the Saskatchewan Pentientiary in Prince Albert have once again found packages containing banned items in the multi-level security jail.

Packages containing methamphetamine, THC, cannabis concentrate and tobacco were seized on May 2 and May 6. The items had an institutional value of $209,000.

Often people on the outside of the prison use drones or even slingshots to get items to inmates inside but this time, how the drugs were found was not specified by Corrections Canada.

CSC said it uses a number of tools to prevent drugs from entering its institutions. These include ion scanners and drug-detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates, and visitors.