Prison drug drone foiled

Photo: The Canadian Press

Vigilant staff members at a federal prison in the Fraser Valley have seized a package of contraband they say was being smuggled into the institution by drone.

Gordon Tanner, assistant warden at Matsqui Institution, says in a news release issued Friday that the package was dropped onto prison property about 10 p.m. on Dec. 23.

Staff at the medium security institution intercepted the package.

It contained drugs and tobacco which the release says were worth an estimated $26,500.

The Correctional Service of Canada says it is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions.

The release does not outline any measures that may be aimed at curbing attempted deliveries by drone.