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Around Iowa: Capsules at prison prompt investigation
By desmoinesregister.com
Published: 09/19/2014

The discovery of hundreds of capsules containing an unknown substance at a northern Iowa prison has prompted a state drug investigation, officials said Thursday.

Authorities said that 300 to 400 capsules were found last week during routine searches by staff at the North Central Correctional Facility in Rockwell City.

Department of Corrections spokesman Fred Scaletta said the capsules were found inside the prison, but he would not say where. He said the department believes the capsules may contain illegal substances, and that’s why they are being sent to a state crime laboratory in Ankeny for processing and analysis.

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