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DEA raids docs with Chargers, Padres ties
SAN DIEGO, (UPI) -- Police raided physicians affiliated with the San Diego Chargers and Padres this week in a prescription drug distribution probe, documents indicate.
Affidavits show U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration served 10 search warrants on physicians and pharmacies affiliated with the Chargers football team and Padres baseball club Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
An source whose named was not reported told KGTV, San Diego, the teams' facilities and headquarters were included in the raids.
The teams have asserted they are fully cooperating with the DEA investigation, which comes a month after former Chargers safety Kevin Ellison was arrested with what police claim were 100 Vicodin tablets in his car.
KGTV cited a source saying Ellison and other athletes had a "go-to" doctor or doctors to get prescription drugs on request.
The raids also brought renewed attention to a December complaint filed by the Medical Board of California against Chargers team physician Dr. David Chao, the Times said.
The board has accused Chao of unprofessional conduct after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge in 2007, but the physician's attorney says the charge is unwarranted.
No hearings have been held yet by the medical board, the newspaper reported.
SAN DIEGO, (UPI) -- Police raided physicians affiliated with the San Diego Chargers and Padres this week in a prescription drug distribution probe, documents indicate.
Affidavits show U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration served 10 search warrants on physicians and pharmacies affiliated with the Chargers football team and Padres baseball club Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
An source whose named was not reported told KGTV, San Diego, the teams' facilities and headquarters were included in the raids.
The teams have asserted they are fully cooperating with the DEA investigation, which comes a month after former Chargers safety Kevin Ellison was arrested with what police claim were 100 Vicodin tablets in his car.
KGTV cited a source saying Ellison and other athletes had a "go-to" doctor or doctors to get prescription drugs on request.
The raids also brought renewed attention to a December complaint filed by the Medical Board of California against Chargers team physician Dr. David Chao, the Times said.
The board has accused Chao of unprofessional conduct after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge in 2007, but the physician's attorney says the charge is unwarranted.
No hearings have been held yet by the medical board, the newspaper reported.
