Crime

Fentanyl trafficking: Cartel-owned pharmacy sanctioned by US government

Fentanyl trafficking: Cartel-owned pharmacy sanctioned by US government

A pharmacy in Mexico owned by a leading Sinaloa cartel family is facing sanctions, according to the US government.

‘Sniffer dog’: Pharmacy technician who took cocaine ‘every morning’ suspended

‘Sniffer dog’: Pharmacy technician who took cocaine ‘every morning’ suspended

A “brazen” pharmacy technician has been suspended after telling his workplace that he was late to work because he had “used a line of cocaine”. 

Woman jailed for ‘catfishing’ as male pharmacist in stalking campaign

Woman jailed for ‘catfishing’ as male pharmacist in stalking campaign

A woman has been imprisoned after conducting a “sophisticated” stalking campaign in which she “pretended to be a male pharmacist” to deceive her victim.

Boots parent company pays $107m settlement over prescription ‘fraud’

Boots parent company pays $107m settlement over prescription ‘fraud’

Two Walgreens whistleblowers will receive multimillion-dollar rewards for alerting the US government to the pharmacy chain’s “false” prescription claims, the US justice department has revealed.

Ozempic and opioids: Lloydspharmacy worker sentenced for £1.3k POM theft

Ozempic and opioids: Lloydspharmacy worker sentenced for £1.3k POM theft

A Lloydspharmacy worker who stole Ozempic from the Widnes pharmacy she worked at has been given a suspended sentence of 29 weeks in prison.

‘Zombie drug’ used to stretch out opioid doses banned as opioid costs down 34%

‘Zombie drug’ used to stretch out opioid doses banned as opioid costs down 34%

A “high-strength veterinary sedative” and 21 other “dangerous” drugs will be banned by the government, it has announced.   

‘We lost everything in the fire’: Rowlands branch reopens in portacabin

‘We lost everything in the fire’: Rowlands branch reopens in portacabin

A Rowlands Pharmacy branch has reopened in a “temporary cabin” after the original premise was decimated in a fire, it has announced.  

Roof break-in burglars pinch Viagra, cash and sleeping pills

Roof break-in burglars pinch Viagra, cash and sleeping pills

Northamptonshire Police have urged anyone with information to come forward after burglars broke into a pharmacy “via the roof” and stole Viagra, cash and sleeping pills.

Pharmacy tech suspended for smuggling cannabis into prison ‘in cleavage’

Pharmacy tech suspended for smuggling cannabis into prison ‘in cleavage’

A pharmacy technician has been suspended for 10 months after being found guilty of smuggling cannabis, a sim card and three memory cards into a prison when visiting an inmate who “pressurised” her.

Young Well Pharmacy worker sentenced for stealing £1.3k from till

Young Well Pharmacy worker sentenced for stealing £1.3k from till

A Well staff member must fulfil a community order after stealing cash over a five-month period, C+D has learned.