'Jekyll and Hyde' pharmacist avoids jail for supplying prescription drugs to friends

Accused held down steady job but got caught up in 'party lifestyle' with the wrong crowd, court told

The accused had easy access to prescription drugs for his own use and then 'siphoned' them off to people with whom he socialised.

A superintendent pharmacist who was caught supplying prescription drugs to friends has been given an 18-month suspended sentence.

John O'Meara (42), who owns three pharmacies in Co Wicklow, was described by the investigating garda as a “Jekyll and Hyde type of character”.