Pharmacy worker cops plea in drug theft

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Colorado pharmacy employee admitted stealing chemotherapy drugs from a Denver hospital, starting a pipeline of illegal drug sales that prosecutors say eventually reached accused drug diluter Robert R. Courtney.

Earlier Thursday, a pharmacist was also sentenced to six months of home detention and five years of probation for receiving drugs stolen from a Denver hospital.

The cases stem from the criminal investigation of Courtney, a Kansas City pharmacist charged with diluting cancer drugs for profit.