Pubdate: Tue, 20 Mar 2001
Source: Advocate, The (LA)
Copyright: 2001 The Advocate, Capital City Press
Contact:  525 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge, LA   70802
Website: http://www.theadvocate.com/

SHERIFF ASKS INVESTIGATION OF DRUG FUND

CLINTON -- East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Talmadge Bunch asked State 
Police to investigate the possible misuse of money in his agency's 
narcotics fund, a spokesman for Bunch said Monday.

Chief Sheriff's Deputy Paul Perkins said Detective Drew Thomp-son was 
suspended without pay, pending the outcome of the investigation by 
State Police detectives.

Perkins said the results of the investigation may be turned over to 
Bunch today. The chief deputy said the investigation is focused on 
how about $2,000 in the fund was used.

Money in the fund is used to pay confidential informants for 
information on drug dealers and to buy drugs from dealers.
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