Titusville pharmacist sentenced in narcotics case Basil Itani, 47, sentenced to 12 months, 1 day
Basil Itani, 47 (46 as pictured) (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Titusville pharmacist will spend the next year behind bars.
Federal investigators say 47-year-old Basil Itani was trafficking large amounts of oxycodone and methadone. He was the owner of Itani Family Pharmacy when he was arrested in June.
Itani took a plea deal in September, pleading guilty to distributing a controlled substance.
In Orlando on Wednesday, federal Judge Roy Dalton sentenced Itani to 12 months and one day in prison.
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He’s then set to be supervised for two years after he is released.
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