‘Handmade Stabbing Weapons’ Seized During B.C. Prison Lockdown

Stabbing weapons, drug paraphernalia seized during Mission Institution lockdown

Stabbing weapons, drug paraphernalia and other unauthorized items were seized after a lockdown at Mission Institution’s medium-security unit. According to a news release from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) on Wednesday (May 27), the lockdown that began on May 19 ended and an “exceptional search” was completed. Four cell phones, drug and tattoo paraphernalia, and handmade stabbing weapons were among the contraband and unauthorized items…

‘Handmade stabbing weapons’ seized during B.C. prison lockdown

A week-long lockdown at a prison in British Columbia has ended after officials seized various contraband items during a search of the facility.