What Happened
A registered nurse who worked at a metro-area hospital was arrested and accused by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics of embezzling the Schedule II opioids Dilaudid and morphine.
The nurse surrendered their nursing license following the arrest, and additional charges were said to be possible.
What the Record Shows
arrested; surrendered nursing license
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a news source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: alleged diversion/embezzlement of Schedule II opioid medications. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.