On Friday, November 23 Greenwich Police received information from the North Street Pharmacy in Banksville that a group of men had obtained cough syrup with codeine, a narcotic, with a fraudulent prescription.
Undercover police along with uniformed patrol officers were alerted that the subjects would be returning to the pharmacy.
Officers converged upon the pharmacy and observed the men in the pharmacy parking lot.
One of the men entered the pharmacy to get the cough syrup.
All three men were detained.
Investigation revealed the men bought cough syrup with codeine with fake prescriptions at 4 additional locations.
One of the men, Vecus Darcie, 20, was also accused of calling in prescriptions to the pharmacy identifying himself as a doctor.
Greenwich Police Lt Slusarz said that there is a subculture in the drug world of people who drink cough syrup.
“You can resell it. There is certainly a market for it some place. And if you’re addicted to it, you’ll go to some lengths to get it,” Slusarz said, adding, “It doesn’t matter how far from central Greenwich you go. We will find you.”
Thomas Martinez, 21, of Groesbeck Rd in Cincinnati, Ohio was charged with Obtain Controlled Drug Fraud, Criminal Attempt/Possession with Intent Narcotics, Possession with Intent Narcotic Substance, Conspiracy to Commit / Possession with Intent Narcotic Substance and Illegal Possession.
Mr. Martinez was released on a promise to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Dec 6.
William Tifa, 21, was placed under arrest and charged with Obtained Controlled Drug Fraud, Criminal Attempt/Possession with Intent Narcotics, Possession with Intent Narcotic Substance, Conspiracy to Commit / Possession with Intent Narcotics Substance and Illegal Possession.
Mr. Tifa has a date in Stamford Superior Court on Dec 7, 2018 . His bond was set at $50,000 which he was unable to post.
Mr. Darcie was charged with Illegal Obtaining Drugs Using False Title, Obtaining Controlled Drug Fraud, Criminal Attempt / Possession with Intent Narcotics, Possession with Intent Narcotic Substance, Conspiracy to Commit / Possession with Intent Narcotic Substance and Illegal Possession.
Mr. Darcie has a date in Stamford Superior Court on Dec 7, 2018. He was unable to post his $50,000 bond.