Overview
- Municipal officers in Usera dismantled three sites and placed hundreds of seized items under judicial seal, including 1,775 pharmaceutical units at one location and unapproved laser equipment.
- Inspections documented diagnoses and prescriptions without accreditation, reused needles, labels in foreign languages without traceability, insects and a dog on premises, and cosmetics containing prohibited substances such as BMHCA and formaldehyde.
- A second site advertised laser services for verrucas, melanomas and tattoo removal without qualified personnel, while a third offered fillers and tattoo work without sanitary controls or registrations.
- Authorities notified the Comunidad de Madrid and a court, identified three people for investigation, and sent confiscated products for analysis.
- In a related case days earlier in Santander, National Police arrested two suspects operating from a tourist flat after Instagram promotions, seized €8,345 in cash and medical supplies, and found a minor undergoing treatment with a falsified authorization; both suspects were released with a travel ban.