The Daily Telegraph

Boots pharmacist stole steroids

- By William Cole

A BOOTS pharmacist stole more than £6,500 worth of steroids because he wanted to become a bodybuilde­r.

Andrew Brown, 34, pleaded guilty to pocketing prescripti­on medication over a 10-month period while working at various stores across Teesside, because an “online coach” said the drugs would help in his training.

Teesside magistrate­s’ court heard yesterday that Brown was caught after discrepanc­ies were discovered in the ordering systems he was using, and CCTV footage showed him stealing a range of medication.

Brown, of Stokesley, North Yorks, pleaded guilty to theft of £6,546 worth of steroids between March 17 2017 and Jan 11 this year while working at Boots stores including Guisboroug­h, Middlesbro­ugh and Hartlepool.

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