PALM BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- Conservative U.S. talk show host Rush Limbaugh was detained at a Florida airport after a Viagra prescription for someone else was found in his luggage.
The 55-year-old arrived at Palm Beach (Fla.) International Airport Monday afternoon from the Dominican Republic with three other people on a private jet and underwent a routine U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service check.
The Viagra bottles found had been prescribed to a Florida doctor and customs agents called in the sheriff's office to investigate, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, issued a statement saying Limbaugh's physician had deliberately avoided using the celebrity's name on the prescription "for privacy purposes."
A month ago, Limbaugh signed a deal with prosecutors after a lengthy investigation into allegations of doctor-shopping for prescription painkillers. Limbaugh signed a pain-management contract that required him to get all his drugs from one doctor and reveal which pharmacy he would use to fill the prescriptions.
Limbaugh was released after questioning, and the State Attorney's office will determine if he will be charged with breaking his agreement, the newspaper said.
Limbaugh detained over Viagra in luggage
Source: UPI
PALM BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- Conservative U.S. talk show host Rush Limbaugh was detained at a Florida airport after a Viagra prescription for someone else was found in his luggage.
The 55-year-old arrived at Palm Beach (Fla.) International Airport Monday afternoon from the Dominican Republic with three other people on a private jet and underwent a routine U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service check.
The Viagra bottles found had been prescribed to a Florida doctor and customs agents called in the sheriff's office to investigate, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, issued a statement saying Limbaugh's physician had deliberately avoided using the celebrity's name on the prescription "for privacy purposes."
A month ago, Limbaugh signed a deal with prosecutors after a lengthy investigation into allegations of doctor-shopping for prescription painkillers. Limbaugh signed a pain-management contract that required him to get all his drugs from one doctor and reveal which pharmacy he would use to fill the prescriptions.
Limbaugh was released after questioning, and the State Attorney's office will determine if he will be charged with breaking his agreement, the newspaper said.
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