By Erin Smith
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Update: The DEA has completed their “audit” of Anderson’s Drug Store and they have reopened for business as of Thursday afternoon. No arrests were made. The business was cordoned off with yellow police tape and customers were turned away as DEA officers worked throughout the morning.
A source close to the business said, “This was an audit by the DEA and no one was arrested.”
The source added that the employees of Anderson’s Drug Store welcome the DEA’s responsiveness to the Opioid Crisis. She added the employees of the store will do their part to assist in curbing the Opioid Crisis.
Gene Anderson declined to comment.
A customer, Tom Atkinson, arrived at 11:15 a.m. only to find the store closed. He said he was attempting to pick up a prescription for heart medication he was having filled at the pharmacy.
“I thought at first may be they were doing some work on the parking lot,” said Atkinson. “It was cordoned off.”
Atkinson said he would check back with the store later to pick up his medication.
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Anderson’s Drug Store in Elizabethtown was surrounded by yellow police tape on Thursday morning as members of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office were on the scene.
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Larry Guyton said the Sheriff’s Office was aware of the operation and referred all questions to the DEA.
BladenOnline.com has reached out to the DEA office in Wilmington and had not received a response as of press time. DEA agents on the scene said no comment when asked questions.
According to witnesses, some employees remain at the scene at this time. There is no word on when the drug store will reopen.
Susie Gooden Prevette, a witness corresponding with people on the inside of the drug store said the DEA is there for an audit and everything is okay. Attorney Jim Hill also on the scene said the DEA is still performing an audit. According to Chief Deputy Guyton, Gene Anderson has not been arrested at this time.
Related article:
https://bladencounty.org/owner-of-andersons-drug-store-releases-letter-to-editor/
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