vermont pharmacy

State police admit to improper search
rutlandherald.com
December 8, 2007

By DANIEL BARLOW Vermont Press Bureau

MONTPELIER — The Vermont State Police admitted Friday that detectives recently asked three pharmacies to hand over all their information on patients' use of powerful painkillers.

The actions came despite a directive from state law enforcement officials not to use indiscriminate searches.

Lt. John Flanagan said three state police detectives requested that information from three pharmacies in Vermont during the last two weeks, but that supervisors have now put a stop to that effort.