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| Trojan horse makes it into Fraser Regional Correctional Centre |
| By globaltvbc.com |
| Published: 03/23/2011 |
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Jail guards at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre say a trailer may have been used as a “Trojan horse” to smuggle drugs, weapons and cellphones into the jail. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor-General confirmed Tuesday the Maple Ridge prison has now beefed up its policy “to prohibit public vehicles from being accepted into any on-site work programs.” Ridge Meadows RCMP said that an investigation was launched at the correctional centre on March 7. “We are working with B.C. Corrections on that investigation but it’s a very active at this point, so I’m not going to comment any further on any details,” said Cpl. Alanna Dunlop. The Province received a tip that drugs, makeshift knives, cellphones, steroids and steroid needles were hidden in the walls of a trailer that was brought into the jail, at the request of a private citizen, for inmates to repair. “We did have an investigation that was initiated on March 7, 2011 that sounds similar to what you’re alluding to,” said Dunlop. “We’re still working on it.” Inmates deliberately broke gym equipment and took it into the jail’s metalwork shop, according to information given to The Province. There, the inmates removed the contraband then distributed it, said a guard, who refused to give his name. A stash of drugs was later found in the prison, he said. Dean Purdy, head of the B.C. Government Employees Union’s correctional and sheriff services section, said police are investigating whether the trailer was the source of the contraband. But he said he was unable to confirm if the drugs were directly linked to the trailer. “I don’t have any proof of that,” he said. “What I will say is that we have suspicions that it could be linked to the trailer and we have concerns around that. This is something that we will be following up with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor-General.” The ministry spokesman confirmed that police were notified about the trailer after it was brought on to the prison grounds for repair. Read More. |
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