Operace Xanax
Operation Xanax

Summary/Abstract: The illegal acquisition and distribution of psychoactive medicinal products has in recent years become a significant phenomenon in the field of drug-related crime. This article describes a case involving two citizens of the Republic of Poland who systematically presented forged medical prescriptions in dozens of pharmacies across various regions of the Czech Republic. The criminal activity consisted of the deliberate and repeated procurement of psychotropic substances for the purpose of their further distribution on the illicit market. The predominant part of the conduct concerned the medicinal product Xanax containing the active substance alprazolam. The case also highlighted vulnerabilities in the system for dispensing such medicinal products within the legal pharmacy distribution network in the Czech Republic, particularly when misused by foreign patients.

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