The pharmacy technician allegedly stole $6,700 worth of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin pills from a Los Angeles County hospital.
Former pharmacy technician Christopher Mencias Agustin from Torrance, California, was charged on Monday with stealing anti-malaria prescription drugs from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he worked. The drugs are believed by some to be a treatment for COVID-19.
He was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary during an emergency, plus one count of concealing or withholding stolen property exceeding $950. The cost of the drugs stolen is around $6,700, estimated the prosecutor. The defendant faces up to four years and four months in jail if convicted.
The American Heart Association claims that hydroxychloroquine can worsen heart conditions and the drug has not yet undergone suitable clinical trials for usage in the treatment of COVID-19.
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