Vancouver pharmacy robbed of drugs at gunpoint

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday night, in what was the second narcotics heist at the store in as many weeks.

Two masked men walked into the pharmacy in the 4800-block of Main Street shortly after 8 p.m., brandishing what appeared to be a handgun and demanded narcotics from the staff, according to Vancouver police.

The thief with the gun kept watch over several customers while the other one took the drugs from a staff member.

Both men fled with an unknown quantity of pharmaceutical narcotics and headed north, VPD spokesman Const. Lindsey Houghton said in a release.

The officer didn't specify what kind of drugs were taken.

One of the men was described as Asian, in his early twenties, 5-foot-6, and 140 lbs., with a slim build. He was wearing a black baseball hat with a Nike "swoosh" on the front, a blue hoodie with the hood pulled up, a bandana covering his face, blue jeans, white sneakers, white gloves, and he was holding what appeared to be a silver handgun in his right hand.

The second man was described as having the same body type and is also believed to be in his twenties. He was wearing a black baseball hat, a black hoodie with the hood pulled up, a red T-shirt, a bandana covering his face, black jeans, black Nike runners with white trim, black gloves, and he was holding a leopard print bag.

Houghton said the same pharmacy was robbed at gunpoint last week, shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 28.

In that robbery, two men entered the store and demanded narcotics from staff. One thief stayed near the front door while the other produced a handgun and demanded drugs from the staff, Houghton said.

Both robbers fled the store with narcotics and were last seen running north on Main Street.

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