Burglar who targeted clinics to steal medication jailed for 4 years
Published on Apr 30, 2013
A burglar broke into the same clinic along Killiney Road three times in a row between July and September last year to steal cough syrup, sedatives, painkillers, and any cash he could find. -- ST FILE PHOTO: FRANCIS ONG
By Khushwant Singh
A burglar broke into the same clinic along Killiney Road three times in a row between July and September last year to steal cough syrup, sedatives, painkillers, and any cash he could find. Nur Alif Abdul Talib, 25, would then sell the medicine on the black market in Geylang.
On Tuesday, the unemployed man was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to three counts of housebreaking and four counts of attempted theft.
At 4.20am on July 31 last year, Nur Alif scaled the wall facing the back alley of Killiney Road and climbed into the backyard of Doctor Jay Medical Centre. He then forced open the back door of the clinic and stole two canisters holding 3.8 litres of cough syrup, and an assortment of pills. He also pocketed $50 in cash and took a blue haversack.
Two days later, he was back and stole 3.8 litres of cough syrup and pills, valued at $50. When he broke in again at 3.30am on Sept 30, he found that the clinic had installed metal grilles in its backyard to prevent access to the back door of the clinic.
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Good profit
this guy is obviously a drug addict! heroin will die, clinic drugs won't! 
