Armed man robs pharmacy in Annapolis Valley
No one was injured
CBC News
Posted: Jan 21, 2013 3:31 PM AT
Last Updated: Jan 21, 2013 4:30 PM AT
RCMP in the Annapolis Valley are looking for a man who stole methadone from a pharmacy on Sunday afternoon.
Police say the robbery happened in the community of Kingston, Sunday at about 2:20 p.m.
They said a man went into the Pharmasave on Main Street, showed the pharmacy clerk a weapon and demanded methadone.
The man ran away. No one was injured.
Police have not said what sort of weapon he used.
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