POLICE are hunting thieves who stole prescription drugs from a delivery van outside a chemists.
Four boxes containing pills and tablets, creams, ointments and needles, were taken from a white Ford Transit while it was parked outside Storehouse Pharmacy, Rainton Gate, West Rainton, near Durham City.
The theft occurred between 9am and 9.15am on Wednesday, but was not discovered by the driver until he made his final delivery at East Boldon.
The drugs include painkillers and treatments for heart problems and high blood pressure.
A police spokesman said one of the drugs, Dexamethasone, was potentially dangerous if taken by pregnant women.
Anyone with information can call police on 0845 6060365 or Crimestoppers 0800 555111.
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