This Civil Guard investigated the president of a company and accused another of committing a crime. food scam consumers. The case was submitted to Torrevieja’s No. 4 Investigation Court. Thanks to these actions, more than 34,000 kilograms of food was withdrawn from the market, most of which were stored in two warehouses on an industrial site in Torrevieja and sent to the Spanish and Portuguese markets, which did not meet the conditions for human consumption. And this could create a public health problem.
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As reported by the Alicante Civil Guard Command Press Office on 23 May, the Alicante Nature Conservation Patrol (Pacprona) received information about the commission of possible irregularities by two commercial companies in its investigative work. To clarify these facts, the so-called Operation Mahala.
Agents identified two industrial buildings belonging to companies surveyed in Torrevieja. In these, it was alleged that they were sold with expired food products distributed. between Spain and Portugal. In addition, the existence of two more organizations was detected. In the towns of Coslada (Madrid) and Marbella (Málaga)the place belonging to one of the companies and where the same irregularities are committed.
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In June, after locating all facilities, agents conducted several simultaneous inspections at the Torrevieja and Coslada establishments with the support of the Seprona patrols in Guardamar and Daganzo (Madrid). After these inspections, the Seprona Patrol of Marbella carried out a new inspection of the foundation of her town.
In these actions, expired, expired and poorly preserved foods were identified and intervened, all of which were made ready for sale and distribution.
On July 5, an investigation was opened into food fraud, a crime involving the market and consumers, with all the evidence proving the responsibility of a manager of one of the companies. In addition, complaints were made about the other company under review. administrative offenses, reference is madeTo the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Water Valencian general.