Formal Indictments For Alleged Pill Mill Operators

A federal grand jury in Reno has indicted Dr. Robert Rand and eight others, including Richard West Jr, on felony drug conspiracy and other charges. U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden says they are using all legal tools at their disposal to discover, disrupt and dismantle illegal traffic in pharmaceutical controlled substances. And Bogden says they are making significant progress in Nevada, and have disrupted a number of so-called pill mills. He says efforts in this area will continue, as they try to reverse the trend of illegal trafficking of prescription drugs.  Rand operated “Rand Family Care,” in Reno, West and the other defendants were employees of a local Ford dealership.