MORE PACHECO CHARGES S.S.

THE MONTEREY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY?S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A CASE INVOLVING A BUSINESS OWNER, WHO ALLEGEDLY USED HIS STOREFRONT TO DISPENSE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. THE SITUATION WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT AFTER A WOMAN HAD A MEDICAL REACTION TO SOME ?MEXICAN? PENICILLIN SHE SAID SHE OBTAINED FROM OWNER JORGE PACHECO (AT HIS MEAT MARKET AND DELI IN SOLEDAD). PACHECO WAS CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON, AS WELL AS POSSESSION OF NON-PHARMACIST MATERIALS/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, AND DISPENSING THEM WITHOUT A LICENSE. THE MEDICATIONS DISPENSED INCLUDED THOSE THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED SUBSTANDARD.