Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Saturday it is investigating 2,600 cases handled by a Pensacola based agency chemist after discovering dozen of instances where prescription pain pill that were seized by police and tested as evidence were swapped with over the counter.
Gerald Bailey (Commissioner of Florida Department of Law Enforcement) said, the chemist handled cases involving 80 law enforcement agencies from 35 countries since he was hired in 2006. Most, but not all, of the cases involved testing drug evidence, though it was not immediately clear how many cases might be compromised.
Bailey said that, it potentially means drug charges will have to be dropped and prisoners released if it’s determined the chemist tampered with evidence.
Bailey told reporter, this has the potential of impacting hundreds of drug cases across our state.
Also said, this is a total shock and a disappointment.
Bailey also said that, the quantities are large. It’s early in the investigation. We don’t know if the individual is a user or a trafficker.
Chemist’s Drug Swaps Put In Danger 2600 Thousand Cases
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