Tractor-trailer full of pharmaceuticals stolen

Metro police spokeswoman Kristin Mumford says the truck’s driver went inside a truck stop Tuesday night. When he came out his truck was gone and his pit bull was wandering around the parking lot.

Detectives found the cab of the truck, owned by Springfield, Mo.-based Prime Inc., on Friday, but not the trailer.

Mumford says the cab appeared to have been broken into and a GPS tracking unit was disabled.

The truck was carrying Doxil, used to treat ovarian cancer; Procrit, used to boost red blood cells and treat anemia; and Remicade, used to treat Crohn’s disease and arthritis.

Police estimate the value of the stolen drugs to be in the millions, but Mumford says they will have to be destroyed if they are found.