138 Foxborough Cases May be Affected by State Drug Lab Scandal
The Norfolk County District Attorney's office notified the Foxborough Police Department that 138 cases had gone through the now closed Jamaica Plain drug testing lab where a chemist is accused of tainting drug samples.
The state's drug lab scandal involving approximately 60,000 drug samples could have an impact on over 100 cases in Foxborough, according to Foxborough Police Chief Edward O'Leary. "Our community was identified [by Norfolk County District Attorney's office] as having 138 various cases that could be impacted," O'Leary said. "I know the District Attorney's staff has been going through all the various cases that have been handled at Wrentham District Court to find out which ones may be impacted by that particular chemist being involved in some fashion." The cases that may be affected by the scandal are those where drug evidence was allegedly handled by chemist Annie Dookhan, who is accused of tainting drug samples during years of employment at…
