DEA raids Madison Heights pharmacy suspected of selling painkillers for cash
DETROIT – A pharmacy in Madison Heights has been busted for the illegal sale of thousands of controlled substances to people without prescriptions, officials said.
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“When I hear something like that, it hurts me inside,” said Dr. Annas Aljassem.
Aljassem is a pain specialist at Beaumont Health. He was reacting to the DEA’s raid of Great Health Pharmacy and the arrest of the man officials said was running a dangerous and damaging pill mill.
Yousef Kosho, 43, of Sterling Heights, has been charged with multiple felonies related to selling 10s of thousands of dollars worth of the most addictive opioids to people for cash.
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