Man charged with Christchurch pharmacy robbery

A man was charged today with aggravated robbery after staff in a Christchurch pharmacy were threatened with scissors.

Papanui police said a man was given money and drugs and left in a vehicle that was stopped by police soon after.

A man aged 51 was charged with aggravated robbery and the driver of the vehicle, a man aged 39, was charged as an accessory.

Both are due to appear in Christchurch District Court today.