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DONNACONA, QC, August 11, 2005 - On August 10, 2005, at about 9:40 p.m., a drug seizure was conducted at Donnacona Institution, a maximum security federal penitentiary. The unusual behaviour of an inmate attracted the attention of correctional officers who searched the inmate and found a package containing narcotics.

Analysis of the contents revealed the presence of 91.9 grams of hashish with an institutional value of $6,892. The inmate was placed in segregation and his case will be the subject of a disciplinary hearing. In addition, Sûreté du Québec investigators will meet with him, and charges will probably be laid as a result of the investigation since the inmate was incarcerated for similar offences.

Since the start of the fiscal year, 626.9 grams of hashish, 159.03 grams of marijuana, 3.1 grams of cocaine, 0.2 grams of crack, 21 grams of steroids, 3 Desyrel pills and 29 Ecstasy pills, with an institutional value of approximately $75,492, have been confiscated.

The authorities at Donnacona Institution wish to remind citizens that there is a toll-free telephone line (1-866-355-DONA (or 3662)) for reporting any pressure to which a visitor may be subjected by other visitors and/or inmates involved in drug trafficking, intimidation, assault and loan sharking. Such information is treated with confidentiality and a Security Intelligence Officer provides follow-up.

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For further information, media representatives are asked to contact:

Stéphane Jaillet
Deputy Director, Management Services
(418) 285-2455, ext. 2110