[StBernard] DEA raids Wilkinson Pharmacy in Chalmette

[Westley Annis]

DEA raids Wilkinson Pharmacy in Chalmette
 
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office is working a joint investigation with
The Drug Enforcement Administration at the Wilkinson Family Pharmacy on
Paris Road in Chalmette.

WWLTV.com , WWL 3:49 PM. CDT April 19, 2017
 
CHALMETTE, La. -- St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office is working a joint
investigation with The Drug Enforcement Administration at the Wilkinson
Family Pharmacy on Paris Road in Chalmette. 

Members of the Sheriff's Office and DEA issued seizure warrants at Wilkinson
Family Pharmacy just after 7 a.m. this morning, according to our partners at
The Advocate.

A spokesperson with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed they
were working with the DEA investigation into Wilkinson Pharmacy, but
declined to comment because the investigation is ongoing.

The pharmacy prescribes more opiates than almost any other in the state, a
source told The Advocate. The amount of opiates dispensed was "off the
charts."

The investigation comes as law enforcement and across the country work to
crack down on the illegal sale of prescription painkillers. Drug overdoses
rose dramatically in 2016. For the first time, overdose deaths surpassed
murders in 2016.