Vegas Pharmacy Searched
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Los Angeles Police Department executed a search warrant at a Las Vegas pharmacy as part of their ongoing investigation on Michael Jackson and the tangled web of drugs, prescriptions, and doctors involved in his sudden death.
Applied Pharmacy Services was searched this morning, as investigators looked for documents that might give them some insight about how the King of Pop acquired different drugs. A previous warrant executed on Dr. Conrad Murray’s home and office described Michael Jackson as a drug addict.
This is from the LA Times:
Drug Enforcement Administration agents are assisting the LAPD in executing a search warrant at a Las Vegas pharmacy tied to the Michael Jackson death investigation.
Authorities arrived at Applied Pharmacy Services on Flamingo Road this morning to look for documents, including computer files, said Michael Flanagan, the special agent in charge of the DEA’s Las Vegas office. The search should take about an hour.
The warrant and the accompanying affidavit, which are similar to the ones executed last month at the home and office of Jackson doctor Conrad Murray, are sealed, Flanagan said. He declined to comment further on their contents.
We’re slowly putting together all the news about Jackson and his connections to drug use. Earlier reports indicated that Jackson used up to 19 aliases to get access to new prescriptions, and his demand for drugs grew noticeably in the last months of his life. A handful of doctors and health specialists who spoke with Jackson this spring indicated that the singer was struggling with the demanding rehearsals for his planned O2 concert series. He even offered huge sums of money in exchange for drugs like propofol and demerol. What a mess!