There is a Civil Guard Investigation launched against 13 people in the provinces of Alicante and Valencia for sale uncontrolled veterinary drugs in pet stores, animal farms and zoos. The main parties involved in this fraudulent trade “reverse recipe” method They are directors of a company, a veterinarian and a pharmacist, all from the state of Valencia.
In the records, Benemérita intervened in 200 doses of veterinary medicine, subject to veterinary prescription, prepared for distribution to veterinarians, 2,850 veterinary prescriptions and now the documents to be analyzed. Within the scope of the investigation, 11 men and 2 women, aged between 43 and 72, were charged with falsification of the document, crimes against gangs and public health, according to their degree of participation.
HE Nature Conservation Service of the Alicante Civil Guard (Seprona) It began its investigations in April last year after being warned by Alicante Official Veterinary College Presence of a store specializing in animal feed in Marina Alta that is not authorized to sell veterinary drugs and distributes without any control.
Representatives discovered that a retailer authorized for the commercialization of veterinary medicines in Valencia’s l’Horta Sur area used what is known as a “reverse prescription” to sell this sanitary item. This method is used for veterinary medicinal product subject to veterinary prescription, A veterinary prescription is issued at the request of customers and not as a result of a previous clinical action.
With this application, the number of sales and therefore economic gains. The company under investigation had a veterinarian who wrote the recipes without performing a physical examination of the animal, thus disregarding its health status.
Danger
This entire framework posed a danger to both the animals and possible final consumers of their meat, as in some cases there were animals intended for human consumption.
According to the Civil Guard, the ringleader of the conspiracy was responsible and was responsible for the co-operative advertising of a retail establishment. trusted veterinarian through fake codes Farms with or without the General Register of Livestock Farms (REGA) made the relevant veterinary prescription. A woman was also involved in the incident. pharmaceutical company neglecting control functions it is legally appointed. In addition to these three people, the Civil Guard investigated ten managers of small businesses in the United States. Pedreguer, Pego, Teulada, Alcanalí and Déniaas well as the municipalities of Valencia Oliva, Aielo de Malferit, La Pobla de Vallbona, Canals and Turís.
The mentioned company was registered and Seprona also carried out about twenty inspections in the municipalities of Marina Alta and other subsidiaries of the company in the province of Valencia in the first half of February. These businesses are dedicated to the sale of animal feed, animal farms and zoos.
Forensic investigation is conducted at: Order No. 1 of the Court of First Instance and Dénia. The operation was developed in close cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior and the Generalitat Valenciana, for which the agents collaborated with the Ministry of Health Pharmacy Inspection Area and the Ministry of Production and Health Department Animals. In addition to the Faculty of Agriculture, Valencia and Alicante Veterinary Colleges.