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Physician and Pharmacy Worker Arrested in Alleged Drug Trafficking Ring
Casablanca, Morocco - Local authorities have successfully dismantled an illicit operation that exploited the medical system for financial gain. A physician and a pharmacy assistant are currently in police custody, suspected of collaborating to traffic psychotropic drugs on the black market.
The investigation initially led to the apprehension of four individuals engaged in the trafficking of psychotropics, prescription drugs that impact the central nervous system. Further inquiry revealed an alleged scheme where the suspects acquired falsified medical prescriptions to obtain tablets from a complicit pharmacist. Subsequently, they are believed to have resold the drugs for non-medical purposes, generating profits through unlawful distribution.
Intelligence indicated that a privately practicing doctor was the originator of the forged prescriptions. It is suspected that he directed the traffickers to a pharmacy worker willing to overlook irregularities and fulfill the prescriptions. A credible security source provided these crucial details to the police.
In the course of raids conducted at related locations, authorities seized no fewer than 400 counterfeit prescriptions from the doctor's office. These documents covered a range of psychotropic medicines, all bearing his alleged signature and stamp.
The doctor and pharmacy assistant are currently in detention as the active investigation unfolds. Officials are working to fully expose this sophisticated criminal operation that reportedly exploited professional credentials for illicit gain. All individuals involved in diverting prescribed medications into the black market will face justice.