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SANTO DOMINGO. - Public Health Minister Monday vowed to continue to shutter businesses that sell illegal pharmaceuticals in the town Moca, Espaillat province, even if it means confronting interests in his native region.

Bautista Rojas said the authorities will even shutter registered pharmacies that sell fake medicines, and noted that Public Health revoked the operating license of Distribuirora Ogé, and Distribuidora Jima, in Moca, and the pharmacies Miguelito, and Odesa, in the National District, with an unspecified amount of medicines seized during the searches.

In the last few days several personalities, including Espaillat province politicians and the catholic priest Rogelio Cruz have stated their support for the owners of the businesses affected.

The official said aside from closing businesses and revoking operating permits, charges were also filed against their proprietors.

Rojas said his department is on the alert to seize fake drugs, and warned that the authorities will continue the operation firmly.

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Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 16 Mar 2009 9:20 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
its about time ....we need to thank Alex Rodriguez and his big mouth probably for this crackdown.....it was long overdue
Written by: brootto, 16 Mar 2009 9:23 AM
From: United States, South West Florida
I just don't understand why Moca, what happen with the rest of the country.
Written by: belly51, 16 Mar 2009 11:07 AM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
Brooto

in Moca is less likely to find this practices and they want to give time for other province to clean their shelfs up before they get there. Why didn't they start in major cities because to many would have to be closed.
Written by: vacanos, 16 Mar 2009 1:32 PM
From: United States, An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
aparenlty leonel in a good gesture con el pueblo de cuba decided to send all the illegal meds taken from moca to cuba.
Written by: brootto, 16 Mar 2009 3:43 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
Remember Vacalao that Cuba is the best in Genetic medicine. they have no other choice but to invent.
Written by: brootto, 16 Mar 2009 3:46 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
By the way belly51 your right. If they would have started in Santo Domingo what a mess would have been.
Written by: rockbottom, 17 Mar 2009 1:23 AM
From: Dominican Republic
belly and brootto.

Sorry to disagree, but you guys could not be more wrong. Moca appears to be the epicenter of this condition. Not only are there probably more than 400 of these medicine vending posts. But there are several illegal medicine factories in the sorrounding areas.

I would guesstimate about 2 thousand employees.

The situation has been out of control for a while now.
Written by: gouletcolonial This user is banned, 17 Mar 2009 6:16 AM
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Moca is a nest of assassins and drug peddlers but otherwise a nice place
Written by: ladominicanita, 27 Apr 2009 12:05 PM
From: Dominican Republic, santiago
damn moca porque yo soy de moca y it qets me sad
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