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WEST VALLEY CITY — The West Valley City Police Department returned thousands of dollars meant to investigate drug trafficking.
A report revealed that the department instead spent the money trying to find long-missing Susan Powell.
An audit found that $17,000 of the grant did not meet criteria.
West Valley's deputy police chief said that detectives looked into a possibility that drugs may have played a role in Powell's disappearance.
Program regulators said the Department returned the money for the grant voluntarily.