Crime

Man farming cannabis in ex-Lloydspharmacy dealt 12-month jailtime

A 27-year-old man has been jailed for 12 months for cultivating cannabis plants in a former Lloydspharmacy in Pembroke with an estimated street value of up to £500,000.

‘Racially aggravated’: Teen burglars leave pharmacy ‘non-operational’

Two teenagers have appeared in court after subjecting a pharmacy to “terrible vandalism”, as an MP has warned that it is part of a criminal “pattern”.

Pharmacist pleads not guilty to causing death of teen by careless driving

A pharmacist has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of an 18-year-old by careless driving after a crash with the teenage motorcyclist near Brighton in the summer of 2022.

‘Empire of pain’: Drug gang jailed after police seize 1m ‘illicit’ pills

Three members of an international drug gang have been sentenced for their role in the “large scale importation and distribution” of unregulated pharmaceutical drugs from India to the UK after police seized more than one million tablets.

Cannabis farm-acy: Police raid uncovers 600 cannabis plants in ‘old pharmacy’

A 27-year-old man has pleaded guilty of producing cannabis after nearly 600 plants were found at an old pharmacy building in Pembroke last week, local police have revealed.

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

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

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’

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

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