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There is “a danger” that the cost-of-living crisis may trigger a rise in thefts in pharmacies, “driven not by greed but necessity”, Patrick Holdaway, police superintendent at the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) has told C+D.
While Mr Holdaway cautioned that it is not for him to say whether an increase in the cost of living will definitely result in more thefts, the possibility is “something we just want to make people aware of”, he said in an exclusive interview with C+D last week (June 1).
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