Pubdate: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 Source: Philadelphia Daily News (PA) Copyright: 2001 Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. Contact: http://www.phillynews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/339 Author: Associated Press Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?132 (Heroin Overdose) GAL PAL FACES CHARGES IN INMATE'S OVERDOSE ALLENTOWN - The girlfriend of an inmate who died of a drug overdose in prison last year has been charged in his death for allegedly sending him heroin. Brian P. Dos Santos, 25, was found dead in his cell at the Lehigh County Prison on Sept. 16, with a syringe, tourniquet and other drug paraphernalia nearby. An autopsy showed he died of an overdose of morphine and heroin. Elayne Nicole Zielinski, 25, a postal employee at the time, is accused of smuggling drugs to Dos Santos on several occasions, hiding them in magazines and mailed packages. Prosecutors said the fatal shipment had been hidden inside some books. Zielinski was charged with drug delivery causing death and could get up to 20 years in prison. She was arrested Friday and jailed without bail. It was not immediately known whether she had an attorney. * - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager