Overview

• Tarik Turan, 37, operated a WhatsApp group called 'UK Pharmacy to you' to sell prescription and recreational drugs nationwide.
• Using the alias 'Doctor T,' Turan advised customers on medications despite having no medical qualifications or training.
• He pleaded guilty to 33 offences, including supplying Class A to Class C drugs and possession of £280,000 in unexplained funds.
• Turan was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison at York Crown Court on April 24, 2025.
• Scarborough detectives have issued a public warning about the dangers of illegal prescription drugs, which contribute to significant drug-related fatalities in the UK.