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Peru Police Raid Clandestine Cosmetic Clinic in Lima After Botched Liposuction, Detain Six Students

Prosecutors are weighing charges related to public health violations.

Overview

  • Agents raided a fifth-floor apartment in El Agustino operating as “Sin Filtro,” interrupting an unauthorized liposuction in progress.
  • A female patient was found unconscious with multiple perforations, was taken to a hospital, and was later reported out of immediate danger.
  • Six women—five Peruvians and one Venezuelan—identified as nursing or medical students were detained without licenses to perform surgeries.
  • Police seized surgical instruments and restricted medications, and noted the site lacked legal habilitation and basic sanitary equipment.
  • Authorities say the operation advertised low-cost procedures on social media, reportedly up to S/5,000, and they are probing a possible Lima Norte location as the case moves to the Fiscalía.