Two Pharmacies Robbed for OxyContin

Two Pharmacies Robbed for OxyContin


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(KSL News) -- Two pharmacies and two robbers after the same thing, OxyContin.

Police say one robbery took place at Jolley's Corner Pharmacy on 17th South and 11th East in Salt Lake. Witnesses say the man was wearing doctor's surgical scrubs when he walked into the pharmacy at 11:30 this morning. He showed the pharmacist a gun, and demanded OxyContin.

Two Pharmacies Robbed for OxyContin

Once he got the drug, police say he left in a blue van.

Yesterday, Lehi police say a robber threatened to use a weapon when he demanded OxyContin from a pharmacist at Albertson's. Surveillance video shows the pharmacist giving the man the drug.

There's been no word on if the robberies are connected.

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