In 1988, a Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) agent investigated MBN aircraft repairs made in 1987. Neither the MBN’s Executive Director nor the Commissioner of Public Safety clearly established who was to supervise the investigation, which was never completed and lacked critical investigative elements.
The MBN investigator testified to a PEER Committee subcommittee that the bureau does not consistently adhere to internal controls for seized property. Such lapses reportedly allowed an MBN employee without authorization to barter avionics from a seized aircraft for radio equipment and installation. PEER recommends that the Department of Audit review the bureau’s adherence with the state’s accounting and inventory procedures and purchasing laws.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.