Colombian arrested at clandestine cosmetic surgery clinic

A CLANDESTINE  cosmetic surgery clinic operating in an apartment tower in the Bella Vista, banking area, was raided and a Colombian practitioner arrested, on Tuesday, February 23.

The raid was conducted by Panama’s  Metropolitan Regional  Health authority  following a complaint from a woman patient now in a hospital  recovering from treatment.

Metropolitan Health Director, Torick Arce,  said drugs, gauze, syringes, medical instruments and patient treatment records were found in the apartment in PH Novo.

The Colombian was arrested by the police and tried to hide evidence at the time of the raid,