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DRUMMONDVILLE, QC, June 13, 2007 - At approximately 8:50 a.m. on June 9, 10, 2007, at Drummond Institution, a medium-security penitentiary, a large quantity of drugs was seized based on intelligence received. The drugs were found in five different objects, yielding a total of 51 g of cannabis, 102.6 g of hashish and 31.2 g of Dilaudil, worth a total of $18,000 in the institution. The package was smuggled into the institution by a visitor during a community visit that the inmate was participating in.

The matter has been referred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and charges may be laid against the visitor and the inmate involved, who is currently in segregation.

Authorities at Drummond Institution wish to remind the public of the toll-free number (1 866 889 6039) they can call to report any pressure put on a visitor by other visitors and/or inmates involved in drug trafficking, intimidation, assault and loan sharking. Such information is treated as confidential and is followed up by a security intelligence officer.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Edith Brouillard
Assistant Warden, Management Services
819-477-5112, ext. 210