Internet pharmacy shut down in Grove, Okla.
Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
GROVE, Okla. — The owner and operator of an Internet pharmacy that was closed down by authorities was raking in more than $ 24, 000 a day, according to a Delaware County, Okla., arrest affidavit.
Norman Edward Enyart Jr., 60, of Grove, Okla., was operating four Internet sites for his illegal pharmacy, known as the Grand Lake Pharmacy or the Grove Pharmacy, according to an arrest affidavit signed by Mike Eason, investigator for District Attorney Eddie Wyant.
Each site brought in $ 6, 000, according to the six-page affidavit.
Pending charges against Enyart include maintaining a dwelling where a controlled dangerous substance is kept, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, operating an illegal pharmacy, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Phone calls to James Wallace, Enyart’s attorney, were not returned.
In a related incident, approximately 8, 400 Soma tablets intended to be delivered to Enyart were seized from a private courier in Tulsa, Okla., said Mark Woodward, spokesman for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
“ Mostly likely (Enyart ) will be facing another charge, ” Woodward said, referring to the seized tablets.
Enyart, who is also known as J. R. Enyart, is free on $ 46, 250 bail. Eason stated in the affidavit that Enyart is a flight risk because “ he has connections out of the country. ”
On Jan. 23, Enyart was arrested for having a suspended driver’s license while driving a maroon Hummer. At the time of the arrest, Enyart had more than $ 20, 000 in cash on him, which he claimed was a deposit, according to the affidavit.
Charges are also pending against Randolph “ Randy” Earl Enyart, 45; Kristina Donohoe, 25; and Tammy Walker, 37, all of Grove.
They were arrested Feb. 29 when the Delaware County Drug Task Force raided two residences belonging to J. R. and Randy Enyart and two storage units. Authorities seized 2, 000 Soma pills, other pills, marijuana, prescriptions, prescription orders, computers, 25 to 30 guns, computers, $ 17, 000 in cash and more than 50, 000 untaxed cigarettes.
Eason said the estimated value of the items seized is around $ 300, 000.
Soma is used to relieve discomfort associated with acute, painful conditions in adults and is a controlled, dangerous drug substance under Oklahoma law. While classified as a narcotic by state authorities, Soma is not classified as a narcotic by the U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
The drug was also purchased by the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office in an undercover buy. Arkansas classifies Soma as a controlled drug, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, some of the other prescribed drugs seized were Fioricet and Viagra. Drugs linked to teenage overdoses
Investigators said they were able to link high-school students who overdosed on Soma to the pharmacy after an employee’s child stole the medication, according to the affidavit.
In an earlier interview with Bill Stephens, Miami (Okla. ) School District superintendent, Stephens confirmed that one student did have a nonfatal overdose. Mark Morris, interim Grove police chief, said no overdoses were reported in the Grove School District.
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Drug Enforcement Administration received numerous complaints and linked eight fatal overdoses to the pharmacy, the affidavit states. Pharmacy moves from tribal land
The pharmacy, in operation since 2004, has been under investigation since at least 2006, authorities said.
In February, Enyart, the only licensed pharmacist with the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe, lost his license after failing to pay the tribe tobacco tax he owed. He then moved the pharmacy to his home in rural Grove, according to the affidavit. Tribal officials said Enyart was asked to leave for failure to pay rent.
State Pharmacy Board records show a J. R. Enyart was rejected for a state license in October 2005. Under board questioning, Enyart admitted having been convicted of a felony several years earlier but couldn’t recall whether he had served jail time, board meeting minutes show.
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