Kingston Police arrest suspect in drug throw-over at Collins Bay Institution
A Toronto man has been arrested and charged after Kingston Police successfully intervened in his attempts to throw a package of contraband items over the walls of Collins Bay Institution.
The incident took place on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2020, when, at approximately 8:40 p.m., officers from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Joint Penetentiary Squad monitored and tracked the man after he was observed throwing a packaged over the walls of the Institution. Kingston Police were immediately dispatched, and set up a containment of the area.
According to Const. Ash Gutheinz, Media Relations Officer for Kingston Police, the Kingston Police Canine Unit attended the scene and began tracking the accused man in the marsh. The man was located and arrested within three minutes, Gutheinz said, thanks to the newest member of the Kingston Police Force, Police Service Dog, Dak, and handler Const. Jeff Dickson.
Police on scene as the suspect is tracked by Police Service Dog, Dak, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2020. 
Kingston Police combing the area at Kingston Mazda after a male suspect threw a package over the walls at Collins Bay Institution and fled into the marsh area across the street. 
Kingston Police looking for evidence during the arrest of a Toronto man who attempted to throw a package over the walls at Collins Bay Institution. 
Kingston Police combing the area at Kingston Mazda after a male suspect threw a package over the walls at Collins Bay Institution and fled into the marsh area across the street. 
Police speak to one another alongside a CSC vehicle as they track a suspect who fled into the marsh. 
Multiple police and CSC vehicles were on scene to contain the area as the suspect was tracked by the Kingston Police Canine Unit
The packaged that had been thrown over the wall was seized by police, and included tobacco, marijuana, cannabis rosin, and two cellphones with charging cords and accessories. The institutional value of the seized items is approximately $25,000.
Godgive Anderson, an 18-year-old Toronto man, was charged with delivering contraband to an inmate, and knowingly distributing illicit cannabis.