Vet drug traffickers arrested

THIRTEEN people have been arrested in the Marina Alta and Valencia Province for allegedly trafficking with illegal veterinary medication.

The Guardia Civil made the arrests after a one-year investigation that uncovered the existence of a group led by a shop owner in Valencia’s Horta Sud district, who by means of a veterinary doctor obtained the products illegally and then resold them on the black market.

Spokespeople for the force reveal that the vet prescribed the products without examin- ing the animals and that they were used without proper clinical control. Searches were carried out in shops and businesses in Dénia, Pedreguer, Pego, Teulada and Alcalalí, as well as several towns in Valencia.

Up to 2,850 veterinary prescriptions were seized.