Police in Hanover are on the lookout for a woman suspected of obtaining Fentanyl patches with a forged prescription.
Police learned that a woman called a Hanover pharmacy Tuesday evening, advising that a doctor had mixed up the street name on a narcotics prescription. The woman claimed that the prescription was supposed to be sent to a pharmacy on Hanover St. in Toronto, and she was willing to drive from Toronto to fill the prescription.
The woman arrived at the pharmacy and presented a prescription on official-looking letterhead for a significant quantity of Transdermal Fentanyl patches. She also had what turned out to be a fraudulent temporary Ontario driver’s licence.
The suspect is described as in her 30s, 5’5” tall, medium build, with dark hair in a ponytail. She appeared to have a newborn child with her.
Hanover police believe there may be similar incidents that occurred in other parts of Ontario that same day.
Anyone with information about these occurrences is asked to contact the Hanover Police Service or Crime Stoppers.