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Govt. Pharmacist nabbed with suspected stolen drugs

Jul 16, 2015 News

With the ongoing suspicion that there is rampant corruption in the health sector in Berbice, the Chief Pharmacist attached to the regional drug bond and the New Amsterdam Hospital has been arrested following a sting operation.
It was suspected that drugs intended for use by hospitals in Berbice were being siphoned off and taken to a private pharmacy in New Amsterdam.
It is understood that the operation was conducted on Monday afternoon in the full view of the public by personnel from the Fraud Squad in Georgetown who reportedly followed the official from Georgetown. This was after he allegedly took the marked drugs directly to the private pharmacy which he operates instead of dropping off the supplies at the designated spots.
The man was immediately whisked away to Georgetown with a quantity of drugs. In the end he was held overnight and subsequently released on bail after giving a statement.
The health sector in Berbice was being administered by the Berbice Regional Health Authority (BRHA) which has since been deemed illegal.
It was disbanded by Minister of Health Dr. George Norton during a recent inspection visit. Since the new government came into office, the operation of the BRHA has come into sharp focus with revelations of rampant corruption in the region between the disbanded BRHA and the Regional Administration. Minister Norton has since ordered an audit of the operation of the sector in Berbice.
The BRHA which was situated at Garrison Road, Fort Canje, East Berbice was an entity that was being controlled by Chief Executive officer of the body, PPP/C Member of Parliament, Dr Vishwa Mahadeo.
Minister Norton had declared that it was an illegal entity which had been operating for the past decade without the relevant legislation in place.  It has been an ongoing story about the shortage of pharmaceuticals in the various hospitals in Berbice. However, drugs were being stored at various places in Berbice instead of the designated drug bond.
Confusion reigned at the time over the authority and function of this body with duplicity being the order of the day.   There are the New Amsterdam Hospital, the Skeldon Hospital, the Port Mourant Hospital, the Mibicuri Hospital in the Black Bush Polder and the National Psychiatric Hospital. The two hospitals on the West Berbice are the Fort Wellington and Mahaicony Hospitals. Over the years there have been allegations of misuse and skullduggery with the acquisition, use and purchase of drugs.
Investigations are ongoing. It is understood that the Pharmacist has been implicating many people.

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