Missing money found, no criminal charges involving Alberta drug site: police
LETHBRIDGE – Police say there will be no criminal charges involving a supervised drug consumption site in southern Alberta that closed after the province alleged financial problems.
The Lethbridge Police Service said prosecutors supported its finding and determined there wasn’t a reasonable likelihood of conviction.
Alberta’s United Conservative government, citing an audit that revealed financial irregularities, pulled its funding from ARCHES in Lethbridge in July.
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A report by accounting firm Deloitte commissioned by the province said $13,000 had been used for parties, staff retreats and gift cards, and thousands more was spent on travel, including $4,300 for a manager to attend a conference in Portugal.
It also said $1.6 million was unaccounted for at the non-profit organization.
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Police said they uncovered records which accounted for that funding.
