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Quebec Region

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DRUG SEIZURE - LECLERC INSTITUTION

Laval, Quebec, October 15, 2010 - On October 13, at about 12:15 a.m., the correctional officer assigned to perimeter surveillance at Leclerc Institution, a federal medium-security penitentiary in Laval, found two balls wrapped in black electrical tape near the outside fences. Upon inspection, the preventive security officer found 10 grams of heroine and 150 tablets of ecstasy inside the balls.

The estimated institutional value of the drugs seized is $17,500. As part of its Transformation Agenda, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is strengthening measures to prevent contraband from being brought into institutions, in order to provide a safe and secure environment for everyone and promote offender rehabilitation. CSC also works in partnership with the police to prosecute inmates and others who attempt to bring contraband into the institutions. Info-Crime (450-664-6702) is a free telephone number available for reporting any pressure exerted on a visitor by other visitors and/or inmates involved in drug trafficking, intimidation, assault or loansharking. This information is kept confidential and will be followed up by a security intelligence officer.

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For further information, please contact:

Sylvie Pronovost
Chief, Administration and Materiel Management
Correctional Service Canada
Leclerc Institution, Laval, Quebec
450-664-5200