Prison officials say they foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband into the Matsqui Institution in the Fraser Valley using a drone.
Assistant warden Gordon Tanner says the drone dropped a package containing more than $26,000 worth of drugs and cigarettes behind the walls of the medium-security prison just before Christmas.
A news release says alert staff members spotted the drone hovering late on the night of Dec. 23 and seized the package when it was dropped.
The Correctional Service of
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