A paramedic from Seaforth, N.S., is facing charges after he allegedly tampered with vials of hydromorphone.
Halifax Regional Police say they received a report on May 9 from Emergency Health Services that they had identified an issue with their inventory of hydromorphone.
“Through the investigation, it was determined that a paramedic had removed hydromorphone from vials that were stored in EHS drug vaults at three local hospitals,” police said in a news release Friday.
“EHS advised that all potentially affected vials have been removed from circulation and the paramedic has been placed on leave.”
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Darrell Bardua, 52, has been charged with breach of trust, criminal negligence, theft under $5,000 and mischief under $5,000.
The charges were laid on June 21.
Bardua was released and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Aug. 15.