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Doc bought propofol used by Jackson
LAS VEGAS — Michael Jackson’s doctor bought a powerful anesthetic in Nevada and had it shipped to California, where it was found at the pop singer’s bedside after he died, court documents released Friday show.

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'Search warrant records released despite objections by Los Angeles police revealed investigators found receipts in Dr. Conrad Murray’s Las Vegas medical office showing he purchased the sedative propofol from Applied Pharmacy Services on May 12. The Los Angeles County coroner blamed propofol in ruling the 50-year-old pop music icon’s June 25 death was a homicide. The coroner also cited the sedative lorazepam.

Murray, 56, a cardiologist licensed in Nevada, California and Texas, told police he used propofol along with other sedatives to help Jackson sleep.

Propofol is usually used in medical settings by anesthesia professionals to render patients unconscious for surgery. Officials say it is not meant for use as a sleep agent. However, the milky liquid drug is not regulated by state and federal authorities as a controlled substance, and it was unclear if Murray broke any laws in buying, moving and using it.

Murray is the focus of a Los Angeles police homicide investigation, but has not been charged with a crime.

Records show he obtained the propofol about the same time he was hired in May to accompany Jackson on a world tour. He told police he administered 50 milligrams of the drug intravenously per night to help Jackson sleep, but was trying to use less.

In the warrant documents, investigators said Murray told them he gave propofol to Jackson in the hours before he died in a rented Los Angeles mansion.

Through a spokeswoman, Murray maintains he didn’t prescribe or administer anything to Jackson that should have killed him.

Murray’s attorney, Edward Chernoff, issued a statement Friday saying he found no surprises in the newly released affidavit.

“The fact that Dr. Murray ordered five bottles of propofol is consistent with what he told investigators,” Chernoff said.

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