The powerful anaesthetic that investigators believe killed pop star Michael Jackson came from a Nevada pharmacy that was raided this week, a US law enforcement official has said.
Dr Conrad Murray bought the anaesthetic propofol from Applied Pharmacy Services on May 12 and administered doses from that purchase to Jackson in the hours before his June 25 death, the official said.
The authorities are focused on propofol as a central element in Jackson's death.
The drug is usually administered by anaesthesia professionals in medical settings to render patients unconscious for medical procedures, but Jackson had been using it in his home.
Drug Enforcement Administration agents and police served a search warrant on Tuesday and took evidence showing Dr Murray legally bought the propofol from the store, said the official, who requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
The warrant lists two lot numbers for the drug, made by two different manufacturers, and both were found in Jackson's rented Beverly Hills mansion after his death, the official said.
Investigators have not determined if Jackson had been given shots from one or both batches of the drug.
Dr Murray told investigators how he gave Jackson the drug as a sleep aid, along with multiple sedatives, in the hours before Jackson died.
Investigators think Dr Murray left the room where Jackson was sleeping for a few minutes to make phone calls and returned to find him not breathing.
While investigators believe propofol was the main factor in Jackson's death, they have not ruled out the possibility that other medications played a role.
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