Correctional
Officers at the Atlantic Institution have nabbed a visitor trying to
bring drugs into the maximum-security federal penitentiary.
The officers seized 25 g of Hydromorphone beads as well as Dilaudid, worth nearly $30,000 inside.
The
visitor was arrested by the police and may face criminal charges. From
April 12 to July 08, 2013 staff at the Institution have had a total of 7
drug seizures valued at over $65,000 and resulting in four visitor
arrests.
The jail uses tools like ion scanners and drug dogs to search buildings, offenders and visitors.