The correctional court of Béziers (Hérault) sentenced an inmate from the town's penitentiary center to 30 months' imprisonment: this 25-year-old man, placed in pre-trial detention as part of a criminal investigation, had rebelled, the March 29, against a supervisor.

The agent had just surprised him when his partner gave him 32.5 grams of cannabis during an interview in the visiting room.

The inmate was also prosecuted for biting the guard on the arm.

During his police custody, he had recognized the rebellion, but denied the bite, despite testimonies and medical findings, indicates the Béziers prosecution.

He claimed to have been pressured by other inmates to bring narcotics into prison.

In addition, for having introduced narcotics into prison, his companion was sentenced to 5 months of imprisonment, which will be applied in the form of house arrest under electronic surveillance, with the obligations to work and to be treated.

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