CVS fined $75M for lapse in controlling meth ingredient

Published October 15, 2010

CVS fined M for lapse in controlling meth ingredient
The DEA says CVS’s “flagrant violation” of the law resulted in the company becoming a direct link in the methamphetamine supply chain.
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CVS hit with record million fine for not regulating meth ingredient
The nation’s largest drugstore chain agreed to pay a record fine for selling a chemical used to make methamphetamine that resulted in a dramatic increase in Southland meth sales, federal prosecutors announced today.
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CVS accused of helping fuel meth production, pays record million fine
LOS ANGELES – CVS/Pharmacy will pay a record $ 75 million to settle a case brought by federal prosecutors accusing the drugstore giant of not doing enough to safeguard the sale of cold medicines used to produce methamphetamine.
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