SAN FRANCISCO — The prosecutor called Safescripts Online “the Amazon.com of drugs.” A defense lawyer pounced on the metaphor — and then U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer pounced on him.

In opening statements in a federal trial that began here on Monday, prosecutors accused three defendants of illegally distributing pharmaceuticals through the online pharmacy.

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