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Three men have been sentenced in Manchester after pleading guilty to the illegal sale and supply of £1.5m worth of prescription-only medicines (POMs) and class B and C drugs, the medicines watchdog has announced.
Denis Sutherland, 58, of Glendon Crescent, Ashton-under-Lyne, was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of money laundering, supplying class B and C medicines and selling prescription medicines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Friday (December 8).
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