There are no prisoners for the seizure of around a million counterfeit medicines in the National District, Santo Domingo East and Santiago province, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM) reported in a statement.
He explained that due to the seizure of adulterated medicines, police pursues the alleged leader of a gang who could be arrested in the next few hours.
However, he did not identify the fugitive in order not to hinder the investigations and that the police operation jointly with the Public Ministry be successful.
He explained that once the head of the false preparations is captured “the others involved in the gang that has ramifications in various demarcations of the country will fall.”
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Yesterday, the Specialized Body for the Control of Fuels and Merchandise Trade (Ceccom) and other authorities seized around a million counterfeit blood pressure pills and painkillers.
The medicines were packed in boxes with logos and emblems of recognized national and foreign pharmaceutical companies. According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, during the operations carried out in conjunction with the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Crimes and Crimes against Health (Pedecsa) and the General Directorate of Medicines, Food and Sanitary Products (Digemaps), three tons of materials were confiscated. bulk raw materials, equipment and clothing used for the manufacture and packaging of drugs
The soldiers of the intelligence corps that is part of the Illicit Table coordinated by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes (MICM), also seized two firearms of different calibers, 76 tanks, 86 boxes full of pills and 34 machines that they were used for mixing, filling, weighing, blistering and labeling the products.
According to the information, the seizures were carried out during simultaneous raids on homes and businesses located in East Santo Domingo, the National District and Santiago, which were seized by court orders.
Ramón Pérez Fermín, Vice Minister of Internal Trade of the ministry, assured that the battle against clandestine manufacturing and marketing “does not stop” and that the MICM will continue working to eradicate illicit trade in the Dominican Republic.
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Brigadier General César Miranda, director of Ceccom, warned that they will enforce Law 17-19 to prevent them from attempting against the life and health of innocent people with false medicines.
