The RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division is seeking information in relation to an armed robbery that occurred in Hatchet Lake.

Shortly after 6 p.m. last evening, Halifax District RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery at a pharmacy on Prospect Rd. Officers learned that a man entered the pharmacy, obtained a safe injection kit, then brandished a handgun and demanded narcotics before fleeing the scene on foot. The pharmacy’s employees were not physically injured.

The suspect is described as white and 5-foot-10. He was dressed in black with grey shoes and had a bandana over his face.

It’s estimated the man obtained more than 2,100 narcotic tablets of various strengths.

The investigation is ongoing and being led by the RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips App.

Source: Release