LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The DEA has launched an investigation into 20 vials of morphine missing from a Ky. ambulance company, WDRB.com reports.
“Earlier this week, we were informed by Rural/Metro Ambulance Service that there was a theft and loss, which they’re mandated to reported to us, the Drug Enforcement Administration,” Marin Redd, division group supervisor for the DEA Louisville District Office, told the publication.
A Rural/Metro spokesperson said the situation is very concerning, and they’re working with the DEA to determine how the highly addictive drug with street value has gone missing.
The DEA also got involved in 2012, when agents found morphine was being replaced with saline solution. Redd they plan to get to the bottom of it.
“And take steps,” he said, “to where we feel confident that this won’t happen again.”