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CAMAS, Wash., May 20 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors in Washington state have charged a paramedic with filching injectable painkillers and replacing them with tap water.
Bradley Allen, a 22-year member of the Camas paramedic service, apparently became hooked on the powerful painkiller Fentanyl and stole the department's entire supply, according to a complaint filed this week in Seattle.
Seattlepi.com said Thursday Allen was in charge of ordering supplies for the department and admitted to skimming Fentanyl and morphine for the past three years. Investigators said Allen's arms had numerous needle marks.
Allen's alleged actions were uncovered earlier this month by colleagues who found broken safety seals on the pre-loaded drug syringes. Prosecutors said the broken seals and water from the sink could have introduced dangerous bacteria into the syringes.
Allen was charged with one count of product tampering.
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