The Windsor Police Service is storing and tracking drugs and other evidence adequately, according to a recent audit by the province.
Police Chief Al Frederick requested the audit by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services after evidence from a recent case was destroyed without any record.
He says he is happy with the findings and they plan on implementing all 11 recommendations the ministry made.
"I couldn't be more confident that our processes and systems were working and maybe a little convoluted or less than efficient as they will be going forward but everything was accounted for," says Frederick.
Based on the recommendations the Windsor Police Service intends to upgrade it's logging system to a barcode system.
"When a piece of evidence comes into our possession it won't be just logged and earmarked with a number on a bag, it'll have a barcode. So tracked electronically, that's the big difference," says Frederick.
This could cost around $200,000 to implement and will be considered as part of the next budget deliberations.
