Police seize hundreds of opioid pills, including fentanyl, after leak reveals pharmacy diversion.
Police in Prince George, British Columbia, seized hundreds of pills, including fentanyl and methadone, during an operation targeting drug trafficking outside a pharmacy. The operation followed a Ministry of Health document leak revealing investigations into the diversion of safe-supply opioids from B.C. pharmacies. Suspects were arrested but released pending investigation. The Ministry reported that a significant portion of prescribed opioids in the province are being diverted and trafficked across Canada and internationally. Law enforcement plans to target specific pharmacies to address the issue.
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