Man confesses to drugstore robbery

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: May 16, 2008 at 9:41 AM MDT

Story Updated: May 16, 2008 at 9:41 AM MDT

MISSOULA - A 23-year-old Missoula man is charged with robbery and possession of dangerous drugs after prescription narcotics were stolen from a pharmacy at gunpoint.

Police say Joseph Raisanen told detectives Thursday that he held up the Sav-Mor Drug store Wednesday morning, leaving with a bag filled with the pain medications OxyContin and oxycodone. Raisanen says he went into the pharmacy with a BB gun and yelled: "Give me all the OxyContin." Raisanen fled the store, but was later arrested. He was also charged with tampering with evidence. Police found the stolen drugs in a garbage bin.

Justice of the Peace John Odlin set Raisanen's bail at $75,000.

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