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Cops on the hunt for narcotics thief

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) --It turns out the Rite Aid was the wrong place to be around 9 p.m. Monday.

Police say a man with a gun walked into the pharmacy on Ashley River Road in West Ashley. Police say he demanded narcotics, placed the drugs in a white trash bag and took off.

Officials with the Charleston Police Department have not yet released a description of the suspect.

No one was hurt during the robbery.

Police said the suspect is a black male wearing a red and gray hooded sweatshirt. He also was wearing black pants with a white stripe, according to an incident report from the Charleston Police Department.

If you have any information in the case, you're asked to call Crime Stoppers at 554-1111. You don't have to leave your name and could earn a cash reward.

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