A Florida pharmacist and business owner has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for illegally dispensing more than 335,000 high-dose oxycodone pills to customers who had no medical need for them, federal authorities said.
Olushola Yusuf, 60, of Tampa, was convicted in July following a two-week jury trial on one count of conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs and five counts of illegal drug distribution.
Court records and trial evidence showed that Yusuf operated two South Florida pharmacies: Boots LLC, doing business as Striderite in Margate, and Chans Pharmacy Plus Inc. in Pembroke Pines. Through both locations, Yusuf sold 30-milligram oxycodone tablets — the highest strength available on the market — to nearly every customer who walked through the doors…