2 arrested after drugs stolen from GTA pharmacies
Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2007 | 8:11 AM ET
The Canadian Press
Two Oakville men are facing charges following a joint police investigation into a string of nighttime pharmacy robberies in the Greater Toronto Area.
Halton and Peel regional police say they gathered evidence over several months into 23 pharmacy break-ins in which highly addictive drugs were stolen.
They say about $500,000 worth of narcotics were taken during the break-ins in Halton, Peel, Barrie, Toronto, Hamilton, Waterloo and Guelph.
Investigators say they seized a large amount of drugs during two early-morning raids Thursday.
They say a nine-year-old child was found sleeping in a bed directly above the stolen drugs in a hotel room in Oakville.
David Frampton, 39, and Stephen Bond, 40, are facing a number of charges, including 23 counts of breaking and entering.
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