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Guardia Civil Breaks Up E‑Prescription Forgery Ring With 22 Arrests

Investigators say the network forged a physician's e‑prescriptions to obtain psychotropics sold online for use in 'karcubi'.

Overview

  • Operation Grecofar resulted in 22 detentions across 13 Spanish provinces, with suspects facing alleged offenses against public health, organized crime and document falsification.
  • The case began after a large seizure of psychotropic medicines at a Benavente parcel company led agents to identical private e‑prescriptions linked to one doctor whose identity was allegedly hacked.
  • Investigators identified defined roles that included a principal forger, a collaborator who distributed prescriptions via messaging apps, economic mules to channel proceeds, and a Majadahonda resident who stockpiled and resold medicines on social media.
  • Searches seized significant quantities of psychotropics, falsified prescriptions and medical stamps, plus computer equipment, with detainees and evidence presented to the Majadahonda court.
  • Authorities report part of the supply was destined for mixtures such as karcubi, sometimes routed to North Africa, and the probe remains active with further arrests expected.