N.Y. prison search uncovers suspicious contraband

MALONE, N.Y. (WCAX) – The lockdown on Upstate Correctional Facility has been lifted.

That comes following a search for an unknown substance that caused prison staff to fall ill.

30 staff members at the correctional facility in Malone got sick after contact with a mysterious substance.

A full facility search was ordered where corrections staff and K-9s recovered 11 weapons and 75 suspicious pieces of contraband.

Those are now being tested for possible drugs.

The investigation into recent incidents and the search results are still under investigation.