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B.C. prison officer accused of drug trafficking at maximum security prison
AGASSIZ, B.C. – A corrections officer at the maximum security Kent Institution in B.C.’s Fraser Valley is facing drug trafficking charges.
RCMP arrested 42-year-old Paul Fleming at the prison on Wednesday.
He’s has been charged with two counts of trafficking a controlled drug.
RCMP say they believe the drugs were marijuana and methamphetamine.
Const. Tracy Wolbeck says police and Correctional Service Canada have been working together on the investigation and will continue to co-operate as the guard’s case proceeds through the court.
Fleming has been released from custody on several conditions and will appear again in court next month.
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