$13,000 in contraband — including fentanyl — seized at Edmonton Max

Correctional staff at Edmonton’s maximum security prison say they’re beefing up security measures after seizing a package containing the deadly opioid fentanyl this week.
 
Edmonton Institution staff members found the package of contraband at 12:40 p.m. on June 28. Correctional Service Canada estimates the contents of the package are valued at around $13,000 inside the prison. 
 
Matt James, assistant warden operations with the prison, said police are investigatin