Pharmacist busted for drugs
July 1, 2016
A PHARMACIST based in the
NSW Hunter Valley has been
charged in Maitland Local Court
after police discovered more than
100 boxes of prescription drugs
along with illicit substances during
raids on his home and pharmacy.
The items are alleged to have
included steroids, large quantities
of pseudoephedrine and
dexamphetamine substances as
well as other restricted substances.
36-year-old Philip Slater was
arrested on Wed after detectives
from a strike force targeting illegal
drug supply in the region searched
his premises.
Charges included five counts of
supplying a prohibited drug, two
counts of supplying an indictable
quantity of a prohibited drug, and
possessing a precursor substance.
Officers also arrested a 30-year old
man in simultaneous raids
in Tenambit and East Maitland,
allegedly finding an amount of
cocaine and “numerous scripts for
prescribed substances,” according
to a police update.
Despite police opposition, the
magistrate granted Slater bail on
condition he surrender his passport
and not enter any pharmacies or
drug storerooms - even at his own
pharmacy in Rutherford.
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