Ex-CO Charged for Inmate Smuggling

0:00A former correctional officer at Bowdoin Institution in Central Alberta just got hit with breach of trust charges after cops say she got too close to, and inmate and started smuggling goods inside. In his spare RCMP got the tip from the prison back in July 2025, and the 46-year-old from old quit her job on the spot when the probe kicked off. She built a romantic tie with a guy doing time there, then slipped in nicotine patches in a cell phone, so he could flip them for big markups to other. Inmates, investigators dug into her bank records and found thousands of dollars flowing her way as payoff for the smuggling scheme. She's out on release after facing a justice of the peace on April 15th, with her next court stop set for May 1st in Red Deer Case Still, unfolding as authorities tied up on prison trust. Calgary News Today, powered by AI Bringing You A Matters, I'm Cori with the Story.