Report: More than 24,000 tainted drug convictions tossed

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of drug convictions have been tossed in Massachusetts because of a former state drug lab chemist who worked while high almost every day.
A report filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Judicial Court says more than 24,000 convictions in 16,449 cases have been dismissed as a result of the scandal.
The American Civil Liberties Union say the dismissals represent a “historic victory” for people wrongfully convicted of drug crimes based on unreliable evidence.