Police officers of the Peñalver municipality (Polipeñalver), dismantled an illegal medical clinic that operated in the La Planta sector of Puerto Piritu, west of Anzoátegui state.
In the house signed with number 89 on Fernando de Peñalver Avenue, where the health center operated, a batch of free national government drugs were also seized, which were sold in dollars.
Vicente Emilio Soto Molina, 65 years old, nicknamed "doctor coco", who served as the head of the dispensary where general consultations, aesthetic gynecology, cardiovascular and neurological sessions, among other treatments were offered, was detained in the case. At the time of the arrest, the subject, a native of the Capital District, was wearing a green surgical gown.
The information was provided by the director of that security body, commissioner attaché Jesús Belmonte, who explained that the investigations began after receiving several complaints from neighbors.
Belmonte explained that 39 cytology kits, 28 valproic acid syrups, 16 intravenous ampoules of omeprazole, 8 boxes of chloramphenicol, 29 inhalers of salbutamol, 2 intravenous benzathine ampoules, 1 intravenous ampoule of cefazolin, 5 intravenous ampoules were seized. of penicillin, 1 diphenylhydantoin syrup, 6 boxes of isosorbide dinitrate, 4 boxes of euthyrox, 4 boxes of haloperidol, 6 physiological solutions, 2 oxygen masks, 1 stretcher and a computer equipment.
He said that the case was placed at the order of the Flagrancia Prosecutor of the Public Ministry (MP), who will determine criminal responsibilities.
He explained that officers of that police institution, following instructions from Mayor Jhonny Gagarin, continue to be deployed throughout the jurisdiction to guarantee the safety and well-being of the population, actions that are part of the Great Peace Quadrant Mission.
