Care packages, takeaway food to be banned from quarantine facility after drug bust
CARE packages and takeaway food have been banned from a Territory coronavirus quarantine facility after police found drugs in one of the packages
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CARE packages and takeaway food have been banned from the Alice Springs coronavirus quarantine facility after police found drugs in one of the packages.
The cannabis was found during a routine inspection on the weekend.
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A police spokeswoman said: “incoming packages at the Alice Springs Quarantine Facility undergo a robust screening process”.
The spokeswoman said investigations were continuing.
The ABC reports deliveries from family and friends and takeaway will be banned from September 18.
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Deliveries from supermarkets are still allowed.
The Health Department has been contacted for comment.
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