Former Hurley’s employee arrested for pharmacy theft

WILLIAMSON - The case of “disappearing and reappearing” narcotics at the Hurley Drug Store in downtown Williamson has been solved, according to West Virginia State Police (WVSP) Trooper 1^st Class (TFC) Kristy L. Adkins, who serves as a Bureau of Criminal Investigation Drug Diversion Investigator with the Dunbar Detachment of the WVSP.

Mamie “Irene” Sada, 46, of Duncan Fork, was arraigned Thursday morning in Mingo County Magistrate Court on felony charges of obtaining prescription drugs by fraud. The criminal complaint states that on February 7 of this year, Sada, who was employed as a pharmacy technician at Hurley Drug for approximately 8 months, removed a bottle of 2 mg (Xanax) which is a Schedule IV narcotic, from the pharmacy counter beside of a pill counting machine.

Sada allegedly turned herself in at the Williamson Detachment of the WVSP and was transported to magistrate court where she was arraigned. Sada was remanded to the custody of the Southwestern Regional Jail at Holden on a $50,000 full-cash bond.

Sada will be back in court for her preliminary hearing within 7-10 days is she is unable to post the full-cash bond, and within a 20 day period if she does make bond.