By Gavin Mackintosh-
A rogue pharmacist Sarfraz Hussain from Birmingham has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison after he was found with a stash of Class C controlled drugs worth £1.2 million.
Birmingham Crown Court heard the rogue intended to sell the drugs without prescriptions. Hussain operated three pharmacies in Birmingham, however, none of them had a wholesale licence, which is required to supply medicines in bulk.
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Hussain ordered large quantities of Class C controlled drugs from legitimate suppliers. When the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) visited one of his pharmacies, Hussain denied any connection with it. Hussain was faced with a wealth of evidence that had been collected by MHRA investigators.
MHRA investigators told The Eye Of Media.Com he was trading out of his factory in a unique in a case. At a hearing on January 20, 2020, Hussain pleaded guilty to four counts of supplying a Class C controlled drug to another and a further three counts of possessing a Class C controlled drug with intent to supply it.
Mark Jackson, MHRA Head of Enforcement said:
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“It is a serious criminal offence to sell controlled drugs which are also prescription only medicines without a prescription.
“We work relentlessly with regulatory and law enforcement colleagues to identify and prosecute those involved.
“Those who sell medicines illegally are exploiting vulnerable people and have no regard for their health. Prescription-only medicines are potent and should only be taken under medical supervision.”
Philip Slough, Specialist Prosecutor in the Specialist Fraud Division at the CPS, said:
“The reason controls are in place are to prevent potentially dangerous drugs being circulated to vulnerable people without any regulation, in the wrong hands they could put real people at real risk.
“I hope Hussain’s conviction sends a message to other pharmacists and industry professio
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