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Drug epidemic sends Georgia thieves to pharmacy to fill orders

A woman wanted by police for robbing a series of drug stores in the Atlanta area years ago. FILE PHOTO.
A woman wanted by police for robbing a series of drug stores in the Atlanta area years ago. FILE PHOTO.
By Tammy Joyner
March 15, 2017

When the legendary bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed bank, he replied: “Because that’s where the money is.” The now-famous but apparently mythical rejoinder seems to apply to the spate of pharmacy robberies taking place across Georgia these days.

Here’s a look at some opiate thefts from pharmacies around the state of Georgia.

As the opiate crisis rages on and Georgia clamps down on pill mills, thieves are going to a key source for medications to meet the insatiable demand for illicit prescription painkillers and other highly-addictive medicines.

Read more about pharmacy robberies on MyAJC.

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Tammy Joyner covers local government in Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties.

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