Doctor Arrested Over Prescription Fraud

Trbovlje, 30 May - A general practitioner from the Zasavje region and three of his patients were arrested on Monday on suspicion that they were abusing prescriptions for personal gain. According to the police, the doctor gave out almost 1,000 prescriptions for a psychoactive drug, compared to four by a doctor on average in 2013.

Trbovlje The police confiscated pills, documents and weapons in a sting targeted at a general practitioner suspected of prescription fraud. Photo: The Ljubljana Police Administration

Trbovlje
The police confiscated pills, documents and weapons in a sting targeted at a general practitioner suspected of prescription fraud.
Photo: The Ljubljana Police Administration

Trbovlje The police confiscated pills, documents and weapons in a sting targeted at a general practitioner suspected of prescription fraud. Photo: The Ljubljana Police Administration

Trbovlje
The police confiscated pills, documents and weapons in a sting targeted at a general practitioner suspected of prescription fraud.
Photo: The Ljubljana Police Administration

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