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KINGSTON, ON, June 19, 2007 - Joyceville Correctional staff monitoring a visit between an inmate and his mother intercepted the offender in the visiting area this morning and found him to be in possession of 40 grams of marijuana and 8-80mg oxycotin pills with an estimated institutional value of $4,640 The inmate will be charged by police and the visitor will be suspended from entering the institution. The Correctional Service of Canada has a zero tolerance policy on drugs in our facilities. As a result of effective intelligence information gathered at this site, and timely action by our correctional staff, a significant amount of illicit drugs have been prevented from entering our institution.

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Brian Joyce
Acting Assistant Warden, Management Services
613-536-6410