CADDO VALLEY, Ark. – Officials with the Arkansas State Police said troopers seized an estimated $1 million in stolen drugs and arrested four men from Texas in connection with a Missouri pharmacy burglary.
Officials said troopers seized more than 26,000 stolen pills worth an estimated $750,000 to $1 million after a July 31 burglary in Maryland Heights, Missouri. They said the four men were seen on a security camera breaking into the pharmacy at 1:15 a.m. by breaking a rear window.
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After the four were inside, officials said they spent two hours breaking into a secure cage holding controlled substances, then filled large bags with prescription pill bottles.
A Be on the Lookout was issued for a Toyota RAV4 because of pharmacy security footage, officials said. Later, troopers spotted the RAV4 traveling with a second SUV near Caddo Valley.
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The two SUVs were stopped at a Pilot Travel Center, and the four men were taken into custody, officials said…