Derek Beresford Thorpe, MD, a diagnostic radiologist from Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested for allegedly for illegally distributing painkillers in Savannah, Ga., according to a report by the Savannah Morning News.
The arrest followed a nearly yearlong joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team.
Dr. Thorpe was commuting from Jacksonville to see patients in Savannah. Agents said several other physicians from Florida, where painkillers are in more widespread use, have been setting up offices in the Savannah area to distribute painkillers.
Read the Savannah Morning News report on Dr. Derek Beresford Thorpe.
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