$70M in prescription drugs stolen in Enfield heist

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By CBS 3 Springfield News

ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Authorities say tens of millions of
dollars worth of prescription drugs have been stolen in a brazen,
well-planned heist at a pharmaceutical company's regional warehouse
in Connecticut.

The FBI has been called in to investigate the theft early Sunday
at the Eli Lilly warehouse in Enfield, a northern Connecticut city
bordering Massachusetts.

The exact number and type of drugs were still being established
Tuesday, but a spokesman for Eli Lilly says the stolen drugs were
worth $70 million and included Prozac, Cymbalta and Zyprexa. He
says no narcotics or painkillers were taken.

Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza (Sfur-AH'-zah) says the
thieves cut a hole in the building's ceiling and rappelled inside,
disabling the security system and loading pallets of drugs into a
waiting vehicle.

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Anonymous said on Tuesday, Mar 30 at 8:33 PM

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