SA pharmacist arrest
October 27, 2010
A 73-YEAR-OLD South Australian
pharmacist has been arrested after
allegedly knowingly supplying
pseudoephedrine products for use
in illicit drug manufacturer.
A series of raids in the SA south
coastal twonships of Yankalilla and
Normanville yesterday resulted in
the arrest, which police confirmed
followed a tip off that the pharmacy
was selling the products illegally.
“Police along with Drug and
Alcohol Services officers seized
drug items including documentary
and electronic exhibits,” said a
police spokesman, according to
News Limited reports.
The pharmacist was charged with
70 counts of providing quantities of
pseudoephedrine without
prescriptions, four counts of
trafficking controlled drugs, one
count of failing to label prescription
medication, one count of
possessing and self administering a
controlled drug not lawfully
supplied for own use, and four
breaches of the code of practice for
the storage and transport of drugs
of dependence.
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