Staff at the Federal Training Centre in Laval’s Saint-Vincent-de-Paul neighbourhood seized contraband and unauthorized items including hashish on October 4, 2024.[1] Correctional Service Canada credited the vigilance of its staff for the discovery.[1] The Laval News describes the centre as a medium- and minimum-security federal prison in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, while the agency calls it a multi-level security federal institution.[2]

The seized items included hashish.[1] Correctional Service Canada put the total estimated institutional value of the seizure at $64,031.[1]

The agency says it uses ion scanners and drug-detector dogs to search buildings, personal property, inmates and visitors.[1] It says it is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions to help ensure a safe and secure environment for everyone, and works in partnership with police against those who try to introduce contraband.[1] It says it set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions to receive information about security activities including drug use or trafficking.[1] It says calls to the toll-free tip line remain anonymous and shared information is protected.[1]