A package containing unauthorized items has been seized in the medium security unit at Dorchester Penitentiary.
Correctional officials say staff members seized items including 100 nicotine patches worth an estimated $10,000.
The Correctional Service has set up a telephone tip line to report activities relating to prison security.
The toll-free number, 1-866-780-3784, helps ensure that the information shared is protected and that callers remain anonymous.
