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| Prison detects drugs |
| By nzherald.co.nz |
| Published: 09/17/2008 |
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NEW ZEALAND -Attempts to smuggle large amounts of methamphetamine and cannabis into three prisons have been blocked, the Department of Corrections says. Corrections manager of service support Karen Urwin said yesterday the smuggling of thousands of dollars of drugs was stopped at Waikeria and Auckland prisons. "All of the drugs found have been from members of the public attempting to smuggle them into the prison," Ms Urwin said. "Many prisoners have serious addictions and are continually looking at ways to smuggle drugs into prison." The department had increased the level of surveillance equipment, put in place new scanning equipment in gatehouses, and doubled the number of drug dogs working in prisons, Ms Urwin said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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