MONTREAL – The son of Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur was arrested Thursday night.
Mark Lafleur violated his probation conditions while in a bar on Peel Street in Montreal.
Police say an officer entered the bar at around 11 p.m. and recognized the 26-year-old.
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He was searched and found to be in possession of narcotics.
Lafleur is expected to appear in court today.
This is not his first encounter with the law.
Last fall, he was arrested in a bar in Blainville, north of Montreal, for breaching his probation and for drug possession.
His probabtion relates to February 2009, when Lafleur pleaded guilty to several charges including uttering death threats, forcible confinement and assault.
He was given a 15-month conditional sentence.
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