By Randy Travis
Published February 6, 2024
COMMERCE, Ga – The Commerce Police Department placed one of its officers on paid administrative leave after he made a drug arrest using a roadside test the police chief said was inaccurate.
It’s just the latest example the FOX 5 I-Team has uncovered over the years; Law enforcement agencies in Georgia putting innocent people in jail because of a false positive drug field test on some common item found during a traffic stop.
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