Two arrested: bought antidepressants with forged prescriptions

 

Police officers of the Bosanska Dubica Police Station, in the village of Knežica, municipality of Bosanska Dubica, controlled a BMW passenger car driven by M.J. (1981), while D.K. (1979) was in the passenger seat, reports the Patria News Agency.

During the control and inspection of the vehicle and persons, police officers found and seized a larger quantity of Tramadol, Maprotilin, and Latrigil tablets. Further investigation by police officers determined that the individuals had purchased the aforementioned tablets in pharmacies in the area of the municipality of Kozarska Dubica shortly before being found, using forged prescriptions.

With the consent of the acting prosecutor of the District Public Prosecutor's Office Banja Luka and the order of the judge of the Basic Court Prijedor, police officers searched the aforementioned vehicle, during which they found 96 Tramadol tablets and 8 Bensedin tablets.

In the said activity, police officers found and seized a total of approximately 290 tablets of the mentioned types, which were purchased with forged prescriptions.

Work is underway to document and complete the case, after which a report on the criminal offense of document forgery will be submitted to the District Public Prosecutor's Office Banja Luka, Regional Office Prijedor, against the said individuals.

The Public Security Center Prijedor appeals to pharmacy owners and employees to be maximally cautious when selling these types of medications, and to report any suspicious case of purchasing these medications to the nearest police station or to call the free phone number 122, in order to take timely measures and actions within the jurisdiction of police officers to prevent the abuse of antidepressant medications, it was announced from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska.