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Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says it’s stepping up measures to prevent contraband from entering its prisons, and has recently seized packages at a maximum security institution in New Brunswick containing handmade alcohol, edged weapons, and cell phones.

The items were seized on Aug. 31 at Atlantic Institution in Renous, N.B., and also included hashish, tobacco, shatter (cannabis concentrate), vaping devices, a USB key, and a USB card reader.

In a Friday news release, CSC says the total estimated value of the items is $112,150.

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