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ACT Policing and ACT Corrective Services have conducted a joint operation on the weekend, targeting the movement of contraband into the Alexander Machonochie Centre (AMC).
Between 1pm and 6pm on Saturday (25 July 2026) ACT Policing officers from the ACT Intelligence, Road Policing, and Drugs and Organised Crime Team alongside ACT Corrective Services Intelligence, Security, and K9 units conducted an overt activity targeting people seeking to visit the Centre.
During the operation, vehicles were stopped and searched, licence and vehicle checks were conducted and vehicles attempting to avoid the operation were intercepted by Road Policing Officers.
Three positive drug driving tests were recorded, four vehicle defect notices and six traffic infringement notices were issued, with multiple items seized pending further examination. One visitor was also turned away from AMC after breaches of visitation rules.
ACT Policing and ACT Corrective Services will continue to work closely to identify information and individuals involved in the movement of contraband (including illicit drugs, mobile phones and other material) into the Alexander Machonochie Centre. Serious penalties apply to anyone seeking to facilitate this crime.
This is the third joint operation since November 2025 targeting contraband at AMC.
Anyone who has information about the movement of contraband into any ACT prison is urged to contact Crime Stoppers via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Information can be provided anonymously.