Gunman Steals OxyContin From Pharmacy

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A man robbed a Gardner pharmacy at gunpoint Thursday, but he wasn't looking for cash. The gunman walked into the pharmacy, went behind the counter and demanded narcotics. "He said, 'Get down,' and he had a gun, so we got down," pharmacist Jana Meyer told KMBC's Chris Nagus. Meyer said the robber made a vague request. "'I want drugs.' He didn't specify which kind. I said, 'Which kind?' He said, 'Narcotics,'" Meyer said. Then he got more specific. "OxyContin, he wanted OxyContin," Meyer said. "He was very calm, and he spoke very softly. It wasn't like he was out of control, and he said he didn't want to hurt anyone." "We gave him what he wanted and he got out and there was nobody hurt, and that's the most important thing," pharmacy owner Sam Boyajian said. Police said the robber was a white man and about 5 feet 6 inches tall. Witnesses said the gunman wore a camouflage coat, a ski mask and gloves. Anyone with information in the case can call the Crime Stoppers TIPS hot line at 816-474-TIPS. OxyContin is a prescription pain reliever that some people use to get high, pharmacists said. "It goes for $30 a tablet to over $55 for one tablet. You multiply for what it's worth on the street, and you can see there's a huge economic impact to getting ahold of this drug," pharmacist Howard Stark said. Doctors said OxyContin may be habit forming and should be used only by the person for whom it was prescribed.

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