Armed robbery charge, Mooloolaba
Police have charged a man following an armed robbery at Mooloolaba this afternoon.
It will be alleged that around 2.10pm, a man entered the Brisbane Road pharmacy armed with a knife and made demands for prescription drugs.
After receiving a sum of drugs, the man attempted to run down Brisbane Road but was detained outside of the pharmacy by a male shop assistant and two members of the public.
Police arrived a short time later and apprehended the man without incident.
No one was physically injured during the robbery.
The 31-year-old Parklands man was charged with one count of armed robbery and is due to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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