Oakland County Man Charged In Running 'Pill Mill': Officials

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI — A West Bloomfield man, who owned a clinic in Detroit, is facing charges after supplying painkillers to customers without a valid medical need, according to the Michigan Attorney General's Office.

Salahuddin Ahmad, 69, was charged with one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, two counts of controlled substance delivery/manufacture less than 50 grams and felony firearm, according to the attorney general's office.

Ahmad's next court date is scheduled for April 9.

One of his employees faces the same charges, while two of his other employees received the same charges, except felony firearm, according to the attorney general's office.

As of Monday morning, the employees were not yet formally charged.

Ahmad, who owned Managing Health Pain Clinic on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, sold highly addictive painkillers to customers without a physical evaluation at his clinic, according to the attorney general's office.

The clinic sold prescriptions for "Norcos," which is a highly addictive and popular pain pill containing hydrocodone and acetaminophen, according to the attorney general's office.

The clinic accepted cash for the prescriptions, which were then fulfilled at local pharmacies, according to the attorney general's office.

"The over proliferation of pain pills continues to exacerbate the opioid crisis plaguing our state and nation," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. "Flooding the streets with pain pills and ignoring prescription protocol, to churn a fast and steady profit, is not a business model — it's a criminal enterprise, and one we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. We cannot allow these pill mills to continue to illegally operate and prey on people who need addiction services, not easier access to drugs."