The case was examined on June 1 before the Vannes criminal court.
Three pharmacy preparers at the hospital center were on trial for the theft of several thousand drugs, reports
Le Télégramme
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The agents, two women and a man in their forties, were accused of having stolen 12,000 tablets and 5,900 capsules of psychotropic drugs and painkillers from their workplace.
They then distributed the drugs to colleagues or relatives or used them for their personal needs.
The pot of roses had been discovered by a pharmacist who was surprised by abnormal variations in the stock of certain drugs.
A daily inventory was then set up and an internal investigation carried out within the service.
A common practice according to them
Investigators had managed to identify the three suspects after discovering that an order for drugs intended for the Auray hospital had been taken out of stock when the establishment had not ordered anything.
During the hearing, the three pharmacy assistants acknowledged the facts, admitting that the practice was common within the service.
This Wednesday, the criminal court sentenced the main defendant to a nine-month suspended prison sentence, the daily said.
His colleague received a three-month suspended prison sentence.
They are both prohibited from exercising their profession in the hospital environment for five and two years respectively.
The third agent, who still works in the hospital but in another department, gets off with a suspended fine of 300 euros.
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