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CN BC: Jail Guard Charged With Drug Trafficking
ccguide Sunday 16 Jan 2000 Pubdate: Thur, 13 Jan 2000 Source: Kamloops Daily News (CN BC) Copyright: 2000 Kamloops Daily News Contact: Address: 393 Seymour Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 6P6 Fax: (250) 372-0823 Website: http://www.southam.com/kamloopsdailynews/ Author: Robert Koopmans JAIL GUARD CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING A KRCC Guard Charged With Drug Trafficking Will Stay In Jail Until His Next Court Appearance. Jordan Douglas Woods, 44, was arrested Monday night after being stopped in the 2300 block of Tranquille Road. Woods works as a guard at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. A quantity of drugs was seized from a vehicle. Officers also searched a home in Red Lake and discovered an indoor marijuana growing operation. Woods faces charges of possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, production of marijuana and unsafe storage of a firearm. He appeared in provincial court briefly Tuesday clad in jeans and a blue Gold's Gym sweat shirt -- not the corrections uniform he was wearing when arrested. Woods was ordered to stay in jail until his next court appearance Friday, when it's expected his lawyer will seek bail. Until then, Woods will be kept in the Kamloops RCMP city cells -- not at KRCC. Federal Crown prosecutor Gordon Hoffman said he will oppose requests to have Woods released from custody. RCMP Cpl. Al Soneff said the arrest follows a lengthy investigation by members of the city detachment's special projects unit. Police don't know where the drugs were headed, Soneff said. KRCC director Peter Tilt said staff will conduct an internal investigation, but nothing suggests any staff member has brought drugs into the prison. "We still rely on the integrity and discretion of the officers. The reality is, the vast majority do their jobs with professionalism and integrity," he said. "There are charges and a court process and (Woods) is innocent until proven guilty. Obviously we are looking into any and all implications of his position and the nature of the charges." Tilt said employees are usually suspended from duty any time criminal charges are laid, but no decision has yet been made about Woods' employment status. - --- MAP posted-by: manemez j lovitto
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