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Drugs and Narcotics Agency describes field inspections, investigations and quick case timelines
Summary
The Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency told lawmakers it combines pharmacist expertise with law‑enforcement authority, conducts mostly in‑person inspections, and typically closes investigations in about 90 days; the agency reported 173 open cases and inspected most licensed facilities in the last 24 months.
Michael Carmock, director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency, told the committee that gDNA’s field agents are both licensed pharmacists and post‑certified peace officers who conduct inspections and criminal investigations. "We are pharmacists, and we are law enforcement," Carmock said, stressing the agency’s hybrid model.
Carmock described gDNA’s small staff (about 18 people total) and a regional…
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