Prescription drug ring bust
PRICHARD, Ala. — Prichard Police are slamming the door on a prescription drug ring responsible for more than 300 fake prescriptions. "For the city of Prichard, this is the first one that we've encountered that has the magnitude that we normally see when we're dealing with cocaine and marijuana," said Prichard Police Chief Lawrence Battiste IV.
On June 27th, investigators caught Angela Hurst, the alleged ring leader of the group, who uses fake prescriptions to buy drugs like Lortab from Mobile County pharmacies. She then turns around and sell the drugs on the streets.
By Cary Chow
30 June 2008