Two men from Muncey are facing more than a dozen charges each in connection with an armed robbery at a Pond Mills area drug store.
London police say on Wednesday around 8pm, two masked men, armed with a firearm, walked into the Shoppers Drug Mart at 1155 Commissioners Rd. E and demanded prescription medication. The pair then took off with an undisclosed amount of prescription drugs in a vehicle police allege was stolen.
No one at the pharmacy was injured during the robbery.
Following a brief police chase, officers arrested two men on Commissioners Rd. Police also found an undisclosed quantity of drugs and weapons while investigating.
A 38-year-old man and a 34-year-old man, both from Muncey, are charged with two counts of armed robbery, possession for the purpose of trafficking, using a firearm during the commission of an indictable offence, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and wearing a disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence.
In addition to those charges the 38-year-old is charged with three counts of driving while disqualified, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, pointing a firearm, flight from police, and breach of probation. The 34-year-old is also charged with two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon and four counts of failing to comply with recognizance.
