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Jun 14, 2023 criminal-law chain-of-custody ra-9165 drug-offenses buy-bust-operation acquittal

Chain of Custody in Drug Cases: A Broken Link Leads to Acquittal

When police skip the required on-site inventory without justification, the chain of custody breaks and drug convictions may be overturned.