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DRUG AND TOBACCO INTERCEPTION - PITTSBURGH INSTITUTION

Kingston, Ontario, January 11, 2010 - On Sunday, January 10, 2010, at approximately 1035 hrs, staff at Pittsburgh Institution seized drugs and tobacco while conducting a routine search of visitors entering the institution. The visitor was carrying 37 ecstasy pills and two bails of tobacco with an estimated institutional value of $800.

With the assistance of the Joint Forces Penitentiary Squad, the visitor was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.

The Correctional Service of Canada has a zero tolerance policy on drugs in our institutions. Our staff members, working with community partners, have prevented illicit drugs from entering our institution.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Marilyne Demers
Assistant Warden Management Services
Pittsburgh Institution
613-536-6348