It's Friday, which means someone connected to the Michael Jackson death investigation is bound to have been served with a search warrant.
Today's unlucky recipient is Beverly Hills' Mickey Fine Pharmacy, where Drug Enforcement Administration agents turned up this afternoon in their quest to point a definitive finger at any doctor or dispensary who had a hand in Jackson's death.
The pharmacy, which not so coincidentally shares real estate with the King of Pop's embattled, possibly malpractice-facing dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein, has been extensively used by Jackson and his doctors and even filed suit against the star back in 2007 over an unpaid tab of nearly $100,000.
Which we—and no doubt the DEA—are guessing bought more than aspirin.
DEA spokesman Jose Martinez said officials were seeking evidence of "improper dispensing of controlled substances" from Mickey Fine, which has long serviced the star.
Agents searched for about five hours and left carrying at least one box full of records.
As it happens, Jackson business was being taken care of on two fronts today. While the search went down this afternoon, yet another hearing took place across town, where a judge signed off on a planned three-city tour of Jackson memorabilia.
AEG struck an exclusive $6 million deal with Jackson's estate administrators to put on the tour, but attorneys for Jackson's mother, Katherine, had argued that AEG wasn't maximizing the profitability of such a tour if other promoters had been allowed to bid on its rights.
The show will kick off at London's O2 Arena toward the end of October, when the concert film, This Is It, is to open in theaters for a two-week limited engagement.
(Originally published Aug. 21, 2009, at 1:45 p.m. PT)
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