This is very very disturbing as the criminal activity in WO rises to unprecedented levels. I can't imagine a wholesale drug operation just steps away from the Edison Projects is going to attract many high end renters.

I wish people would check their "facts" before printing. Oxycodone is a synthetic opiate but NOT twice as potent as Morphine. OxyContin is the sustained release (CR) form of Oxycodone. While the story is bad lets not have people exaggerating.

I just thought it was terrible that people were turned away and were not allowed to pick up their prescriptions yesterday one woman was in tears because she couldnt pick up her medicine!! If they had a six month long investigation going on then they should have shut them down on Saturday after they closed giving them enough time to gather their evidence, hence allowing them to re-open Monday and avoiding all the drama!! And for the record Lenny is a good man and I will pray for him and his family!!

Is this what it takes for a Mom and Pop pharmacy to compete with CVS or Walgreens? Has crime increased in WO or is the reporting of it on sites like Patch just shedding light on a old problem?

They were probably getting desperate which leads people to do stupid things. I remember reading an article a while back how this pharmacy would most likely have to close within the next couple years due to tough competition from the chain stores and mail order pharmacies.

Wow, can't believe the blindness of some people, this person is a drug dealer plain and simple and he is a contributor to the crime in west orange. Is that hard to understand, could it be color?

wohopeful- change your screen name because you hold no hope for this town and I agree you should move out of this town. Good luck finding a crime free town

I would guess that with a federal investigation, you can't just 'conveniently' close down a business (pharmacy included) to collect evidence. Unfortunately, when a business owner (or it's employee's) participate in illegal activity (which is apparently what Lenny was doing), the loyal patron's can end up dealing with stress and medical problems because of it. Call it what you want, good vs. bad, legal vs. illegal. One thing I do know is that greed can bring even a 'good' person down FAST! Just saying.

Hillbilly Heroin?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone

Tj Bradley
There's only one perfect being . " Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone"
Hang in there Lenny ....

I bet the dea wont bust the cartels but will bother a independent pharmacy just trying to survive .... Lenny is a wonderful person and did more good then bad he helped allot of customers I will pray for him and his family

It's about time they got him! He has been doing this for years. I'm wondering why they have not arrested all the pharmacists and "Techs"??

I wonder what the strength was? 1800 for 400 pills? whoa....

He broke the law and should suffer the consequences just like every other criminal!!

I agree. Nobody's perfect and we should NEVER believe all of what we read. Things are always soooo exzadurated and blown out of proportion. Tho be it may, this family has extended themselves tremendously for others in need as i have seen first hand and I could'nt imanging this being true.. My prayers go out to them.

Have to agree with precious pisces and denise. The law was broken, you did an illegal thing & got caught. Now it's time to pay the consequence.

A great guy? would you say that if your spouse or one of your children became addicted to or worse yet overdosed and died from the pills that he was selling illegally? Lenny has proven himself to be a scumbag who deserves everything he gets from the justice system

Used to go there for rxs.. stopped because of Lenny. he used to talk about customers out in the open ESP those who got controlled substances. He was.very unprofessional . This does not suprisee at all. He needs to pay for this. While he was enjoying the good life all this time, who knows how many deaths he contributed to by illegally selling oxy. Now Bill and Bob have to try.to keep the place afloat and clean up his mess. SHAME ON U LENNY!!!!

Hardworking, empathetic law abiding business owner and professional who provided legitimate, kindly service in a low-income and annually more crime ridden neighborhood for years. What happened to innocent before PROVEN guilty? Whether desperate times caused desperate, irrational illegal acts remains to be proven. Temper your harsh judgements with some appreciation, loyalty and mercy to someone who served the patrons of West Orange for years.

This is no surprise! It was just a matter of time before WO Pharmacy imploded. All the "mistakes" they made, no checks & balances or signing out prescriptions -- including narcotics -- giving the WRONG drugs to customers, etc.. I've experienced it all & more in the years I've gone there. If it wasn't this that brought WO Pharmacy down, it would've been something else. I went there out of loyalty and because it was convenient (plus I liked George & the ladies & BIll & Bob..) But the saddest part about it is the fact that for all the stupid things they did there, they did a lot of good for the elderly & indigent community. Unfortunately, this type of behaviour is a slippery slope, and once you start w/ giving away a little blood pressure medication under the table, then it's a few of the purple pills that the insurance companie's won't approve, and before you know it you're making an excuse for selling narcotics illegaly. Selling these types of drugs without a prescription is BAD AND ILLEGAL. It's not helping anyone, and causes alot of harm to the community. If Lenny was stupid enough to believe he was doing something good, then they are better off without him at the helm. Unfortunately, like all drug dealers, everyone else has to go down with the ship. It's very sad.

Lenny is a good man, as is Bill & Bob and George and the ladies. I am praying for Lenny and his family and business.

you are in my prayers sarah verducci

Well I dont have more than good wishes for Lenny, Bill, Bob and the ladies there, everyone always being nothing but courteous and friendly to me and my family! not sure what are the circumstances or details and the true dont need to know them either. My prayers are with Lenny and the whole WO Pharmacy, my family's pharmacy. Alex DeRonde

As i commented before you all have been conned. EVERY pill has to be accounted for to do this he was short on every pain pill he sold to his "patron" .I caught him doing that to me after when I had surgery.I counted the pills twice in front of him and both times they where short. same thing to my mother. You simply can not just sell them.again BY LAW every pill must be accounted for.How did he come up with 200? was this the 1st time? NO WAY .This was a pill scam for profit.You all where robbed and scammed by this criminal. Was all the pills he sold real? You have to ask yourself that.These pills ended up on the street and sold for 30 to 40$ a piece and by who? Boy Scouts? No gangs, yes street gangs.Did you pray for our kids? !st they get hooked on pills run out of money then start shooting the much cheaper dope. Yea I'll pray for you Lenny.I'll pray you get what you deserve

Usually the ones who can make bail are the worst offenders. Wonder how he could afford to do that?