Amid an Internal Affairs investigation into problems at the Detroit Police Narcotics Section, Police Chief James Craig has made sweeping changes to the unit that oversees drug enforcement operations, George Hunter reports in the Detroit News.
Craig ordered the investigation last week after an audit uncovered a significant amount of unprocessed drugs lying out in the open and other evidence scattered haphazardly throughout Narcotics Base, the west-side facility that houses drugs and paraphernalia confiscated by police.
Craig on Thursday confirmed he has overhauled the Organized Crime Section, which is responsible for the Narcotics Section.
“Based on information I received, I directed Internal Affairs to do an investigation into Narcotics,” Craig said. “I don’t want to get into the details of that investigation because it’s ongoing, but I will say I had some concerns over how the place was being managed, because we may not have been following proper policies and procedures.”
