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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DONNACONA (Quebec), September 22, 2006 - As a result of careful observation by the correctional officers and the dog handler at Donnacona Institution, a federal maximum-security penitentiary, a woman visiting an inmate was intercepted in possession of narcotics.

The security intelligence officer explained the suspicions against her and read the visitor her rights. The visitor then handed over a number of small plastic-coated balls that she had concealed on her person and that contained 20.8 grams of hashish and a number of steroid tablets.

The total institutional value of the seizure is more than $3,100.

The visitor was placed under arrest and appeared on charges of drug trafficking laid by the Sûreté du Québec investigators.

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 will provide follow-up.

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For further information, media representatives are asked to contact:

Stéphane Jaillet
Assistant Warden, Management Services
Donnacona Institution
418-285-2455, ext. 2110