Men Posed As Doctor To Obtain Codeine: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — Three Brooklyn, N.Y., men are accused of attempting to obtain codeine cough syrup using fake prescriptions in Greenwich, police said. According to an arrest report, officers were notified Thursday of several men who had arranged for fraudulent prescriptions of codeine to be picked up at a CVS in Cos Cob by posing as a doctor.

When the men attempted to pick up the medication, officers intercepted, police said. An investigation revealed they had conspired and attempted to obtain the narcotic medication fraudulently, police said.

Officers subsequently searched the men's car and found suspected marijuana and paraphernalia, for which each were cited, police said.

One of the men, 23-year-old Raequan Clesca, was found to be in possession of a credit card that was "re-encoded with stolen credit card data," according to police.

Police said Sharkeel Heslop, 25, was also found to be in possession of a fake New Jersey driver's license and had initially lied to officers about his name. All three men were subsequently arrested and charged.

Clesca was charged with payment card theft, illegal alteration of a payment card, criminal attempt/illegal possession, criminal attempt to obtain a controlled drug-fraud and criminal attempt to obtain drugs using a false title, among other charges.

Patric Eugene, 25, was charged with criminal attempt/illegal possession, criminal attempt to obtain a controlled drug-fraud and criminal attempt to obtain drugs using a false title, among other charges.

Sharkeel Heslop, 25, was charged with second-degree forgery, interfering with an officer/resisting, criminal attempt/illegal possession, criminal attempt to obtain a controlled drug-fraud, criminal attempt to obtain drugs using a false title and operating a motor vehicle without a license, among other charges.