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COLORADO SPRINGS — Police say a masked man walked into a Walgreens and claimed to have a gun before escaping with prescription painkillers, The Gazette reported.
The man, dressed in a black hoodie and dark pants, walked into the store at North Nevada Avenue and East Filmore Street just after 9:30 p.m. Friday and demanded Oxycontin.
Oxycontin is a synthetic opium derivative that is used for treatment of severe pain. It has become a popular and addictive recreational drug.
The robber ran from the store after he got the drugs and wasn’t spotted again.



