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O’Reilly figured the quickest way to get arrested would be to throw a rock at a police cruiser in front of the courthouse and, sure enough, he got the job done in minutes flat. It helped that he was already on probation, so when he was arrested, he was held for bail and shipped off to the old Innes Road jail.

And that’s where his plot unravelled.

It’s not known if the guard noticed O’Reilly was in some discomfort but whatever the reason, the guard had suspicions that O’Reilly might be smuggling drugs. The young inmate was escorted to dry cell No. 9. A dry cell has no plumbing and guards will either attempt to seize the contraband or wait for it to be expelled.

In this case, it was O’Reilly himself who, once alone in the dry cell, removed eight Kinder Surprise eggs from his rectum. A guard had to then collect the eggs and photograph them before securing them inside the Ottawa police drug safe at the jail.

In all, the eight eggs contained 59 grams of marijuana, a gram of MDMA, tobacco, rolling papers and matches.

O’Reilly pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and was sentenced Monday to two years, less 250 days credited for pre-trial custody. His failed smuggling attempt is documented in an agreed statement of facts filed in court.

Defence lawyer Paolo Giancaterino praised his young client’s efforts to improve himself since his arrest.

“Damian has been working hard to turn his life around. He is a young man who is aiming to be a productive member of our community when he is released,” Giancaterino said.