Two gas stations near Columbus busted for selling Viagra, other drugs, police say

Police in Opelika, Alabama have seized Viagra and other pills while serving search warrants at two stores, they said.

Police first searched the AM PM Food Mart at 3700 Pepperwell Parkway, where they confiscated bags containing Viagra, the stimulant Kratom and pills believed to be the antidepressant tianeptine, along with cash and a gun, officers said.

Kamal Kumar Kakkar, 21, was charged with distributing a controlled substance and three counts of possessing a controlled substance, they said.

Next police searched the Chevron Food Mart at 1101 Columbus Parkway, where they seized “a large quantity” of what they believed to be tianeptine and two guns, they said.

Officers charged Cynthia Lee Thompson, 62, with possessing a controlled substance and distributing a controlled substance, police said.

Anyone with more information on this investigation may call Opelika police at 334-705-5220.

Tim Chitwood

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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Tim Chitwood is from Seale, Alabama, and started as a police beat reporter with the Ledger-Enquirer in 1982. He since has covered Columbus’ serial killings and other homicides, following some from the scene of the crime to trial verdicts and ensuing appeals. He also has been a Ledger-Enquirer humor columnist since 1987. He’s a graduate of Auburn University, and started out working for the weekly Phenix Citizen in Phenix City, Ala.