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$940K worth of contraband seized at Dorchester Penitentiary

Corrections staff have seized more than $940,000 worth of contraband and unauthorized items at Dorchester Penitentiary.

The Correctional Service of Canada says a package was seized on the perimeter of the medium-security unit on March 3.

Among the items in the package were methamphetamine, ecstasy, shatter/THC, tobacco, marijuana, nicotine patches and cell phones.

The police have been notified and the institution is investigating.


  • Brad Perry is an award-winning news anchor and reporter and a 2013 graduate of the NBCC journalism program. Based in New Brunswick, he is also the assistant national news director for Acadia Broadcasting. Contact Brad at perry.brad@radioabl.ca.

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