wsaz.com on February 21, 2012 reported that for the first time in Huntington, a pharmacy is under federal investigation for possible prescription abuse. Court documents say tens of thousands of powerful pain pills may have gone straight to street addicts. WSAZ.com has the latest on a DEA probe that began in 2009. The DEA led investigation focuses on the owner of SafeScript, a downtown Huntington pharmacy. Court documents filed this month refer to a recent federal raid on the pharmacy with boxes of records and computers seized. A few days before during a traffic stop, that owner was charged with illegal drug possession and trafficking.

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