Police say bad record keeping, not criminal activity, behind misplaced exhibits
Halifax police say the “misplacement” of 3,000 of almost 13,000 drug-related exhibits was the result of bad record keeping, rather than any criminal activity by its officers.
Among the unaccounted for items were cocaine and other drugs, and more than 200 cash items totalling $100,000.
Police Chief Jean-Michel Blais said Monday that the force was confident there had been no wrongdoing.
Blais said a physical inventory was done on 9,792 exhibits from Sept. 16 to Feb. 17, finding that electronic documentation and quality assurance were lacking.