News (Media Awareness Project) - CN BC: Drugs' Value Higher in Prison, Official Says |
| Title: | CN BC: Drugs' Value Higher in Prison, Official Says |
| Published On: | 2010-04-24 |
| Source: | Victoria Times-Colonist (CN BC) |
| Fetched On: | 2010-04-27 21:19:15 |
DRUGS' VALUE HIGHER IN PRISON, OFFICIAL SAYS
The drug trade is particularly lucrative in prison.
A recent seizure of 19 grams of heroin from an inmate at Kent
Institution in Agassiz had an estimated street value of $3,000. But
prison officials put its "institutional" value at $10,000.
Gordon Matson, assistant warden management services, called the April
15 incident a "major seizure" for the Correctional Service Canada facility.
"As you can imagine, the value of drugs in prison is substantially
more than [on] the street simply due to its scarcity," wrote Matson
in an e-mail. "With respect to value, three times the value is a
conservative estimate."
A drug-detection dog found the heroin in an inmate's running shoes
during a routine search of inmate property. Criminal and disciplinary
charges are being considered but have not yet been laid.
The drug trade is particularly lucrative in prison.
A recent seizure of 19 grams of heroin from an inmate at Kent
Institution in Agassiz had an estimated street value of $3,000. But
prison officials put its "institutional" value at $10,000.
Gordon Matson, assistant warden management services, called the April
15 incident a "major seizure" for the Correctional Service Canada facility.
"As you can imagine, the value of drugs in prison is substantially
more than [on] the street simply due to its scarcity," wrote Matson
in an e-mail. "With respect to value, three times the value is a
conservative estimate."
A drug-detection dog found the heroin in an inmate's running shoes
during a routine search of inmate property. Criminal and disciplinary
charges are being considered but have not yet been laid.
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