Man jailed over £2m prescription-only drugs racket
A man found guilty of illegally possessing prescription-only medications, valued at more than £2m, has been jailed for five years.
Kieron Banks, 34, was also found guilty of intent to supply the drugs found at his Wolverhampton home in 2016. More than 23,000 sleeping pills were discovered along with evidence showing Banks had received more than £2m from the sale of the medications.An investigation was launched by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency after it was made aware a website linked to Banks was selling the pills.Sleeping pills found included zopiclone, zolpidem and zolpidem tartrate.
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