Folly Beach man arrested in CVS robberies
Staff Report
Folly Beach resident Nicholas Davis Swanson has been accused of stealing over 1000 Oxycontin pills during two CVS robberies by authorities. (Image provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration).
Nicholas David Swanson, a 25 year-old Folly Beach resident, was arrested on the evening of November 19 and charged with the armed robbery of two CVS pharmacies in the Charleston area resulting in the theft of over 1000 Oxycontin pills.
Swanson is accused of entering and robbing the CVS store on Harborview Road on November 13 and another on November 18 on Maybank Highway. In both instances, he told the pharmacist he had a gun although a weapon was never shown.
The robberies occurred about a week after Swanson, who was working at a restaurant, lost his job for being late.
Swanson has not yet been connected with similar robberies at a Mount Pleasant and Myrtle Beach CVS which also recently occurred. He is facing two counts of armed robbery and his bond has been set at $500,000. He was being housed at the Charleston County Detention Center.
Oxycontin is a time release form of Oxycodone, a prescription opioid used for the relief of moderate to high pain and is also known as “Hillbilly Heroin” and “Kicker”. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 10mg of Oxycodone taken orally is equivalent to 10mg of injected morphine. Abuse of this legal narcotic has increased dramatically since its introduction in 1996 and has spread throughout the United States.
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