Police seek info after pharmacy robbery in Moree

Police are appealing for public assistance to identify three armed males who entered a pharmacy at Moree and took cash and prescription drugs before escaping, NSW Police say.

About 1.45pm today, three masked males entered a pharmacy on Amaroo Drive.

The males, one of whom was armed with a knife, threatened the two female staff members.

The offenders took a quantity of cash and Fentatnyl patches from a safe.

The males then fled from the store in a vehicle stolen from one of the staff members.

Police from Barwon Local Area Command were contacted and established a crime scene at the location.

A witness told investigators that the stolen car was dumped nearby before the offenders escaped on foot.

The car was seized by police and will be forensically examined.

Two of the males are described as wearing black pants and black jumpers while the third male was wearing a black jumper and green camouflage pants.

Police have urged anyone with information about the robbery or suspicious activity in Amaroo Drive prior to the incident to come forward.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers.

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