What Happened
Basil Samir Itani, a 47-year-old pharmacist from Titusville, Florida, was sentenced in December 2023 to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for distributing and dispensing controlled substances. He had pleaded guilty on September 27, 2023. According to court documents, Itani sold controlled substances to a confidential source for cash and without a prescription, after hours at his pharmacy, on nine occasions between January and May 2023. The drugs included over 3,500 units of oxycodone, over 1,300 units of methadone, nearly 400 units of alprazolam, 200 units of morphine, and a small quantity of methylphenidate.
“Itani sold pharmaceutical controlled substances to a confidential source on nine different occasions between January 5 and May 24, 2023.”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.