Hanover Police are looking for a suspect after fentanyl patches were fraudulently obtained.

On Wednesday, December 20th, 2017, the Hanover Police Service received a call to attend a pharmacy in the Town of Hanover regarding a forged Fentanyl prescription.

Police learned that on Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 at 6:30pm a female had called the pharmacy advising their Doctor had mixed up the street name on their Narcotic prescription. The female advised the prescription was supposed to be sent to a pharmacy located at Hanover Street in Toronto, Ontario. The female advised the pharmacy in Hanover she was willing to drive from Toronto to fill the prescription anyhow. The female had a detailed cover story, which involved her relocating from the United States and suffering from a medical issue that had recently been discovered. The suspect appeared to have a newborn child with her when filling the prescription.

The female arrived at the pharmacy and surrendered a prescription on official looking letterhead for a significant quantity of Transdermal Fentanyl Patches. The female also surrendered a fraudulent temporary Ontario Driver's Licence. The female was described as 30's, 5'5" tall, medium build, with dark hair in a ponytail.

Hanover Police believe that there may be other similar incidents which were committed elsewhere in Ontario that same day. If anyone has information about these occurrences, they are asked to contact the Hanover Police Service or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by submitting a secure Web Tip.

source: media release, Hanover Police