WESTERN Australian police used beanbag ammunition to subdue a 29-year-old man who laid siege to a Perth pharmacy last week.
The four-hour-long stand-off started when Cheyenne Stephen Landless entered the Pharmacy 777 store in Applecross at 4.30pm on Thu claiming to have a gun.
Tactical response officers forced the closure of parts of the Canning Highway, as they surrounded the building, before storming the pharmacy at 8.40pm and arresting Landless.
ABC News reported that there were no injuries during the hold-up, with customers and pharmacy staff being released from the store earlier.
Landless had been charged with armed robbery, acts creating false apprehension as to the existance of threats or danger, and being armed in a way that may cause fear.
In a post on Facebook the pharmacy's owners praised their "wonderful staff" adding, "we feel incredibly grateful to be part of such a supportive community".
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