Two charged after buying fentanyl with fake prescriptions: police
Posted January 21, 2017 12:05 pm.
Last Updated January 21, 2017 12:32 pm.
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Two people are facing charges after allegedly fraudulent prescriptions were used to obtain fentanyl from a pharmacy in Pickering.
Durham regional police say a man went to a pharmacy last Sunday with a prescription for 30 fentanyl patches, and paid for 10 patches.
The pharmacy alerted police and when the man returned a few days later for the remaining patches, he was arrested and charged.
While investigating the incident, officers learned that a woman had filled an allegedly fraudulent prescription for five fentanyl patches on Jan. 7, and returned for 10 patches a few days later.
She was arrested at her home and charged.
Joseph Dixon, 48, and Jeanene Chiasson, 50 — both of Pickering — are charged with fraud under $5,000 and uttering a forged document.
With files from News Staff
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