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December 30, 2014

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SPECIAL REPORT

DEA executes warrant at hospital pharmacy

Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration recently searched records at a Virginia hospital pharmacy in connection with stolen narcotics with an estimated street value close to $1.4 million. According to an article by the News & Advance, federal agents copied thousands of pages of pharmacy records regarding dispensing, ordering, and distribution of controlled substances at Lynchburg General Hospital.

"The diversions of these types of drugs, particularly opioid analgesic drugs like fentanyl, are a public safety concern to the DEA and they contribute to a significant number of overdose cases."
—Gregory Cherundolo, DEA

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