Civil Police reported that the investigation into the diversion of R$ 10 million in medicines is in the final phase Photo: Jarderson Silva/Secom Six months after the discovery of a scheme that diverted medicines and hospital supplies estimated at R$ 10 million in Rio Branco, the Civil Police reported this Tuesday (7) that it is in the final stages of the investigation before indicting the suspects. According to the corporation, all that remains is to complete the expert reports extracted from telephone devices seized during the investigations. ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp Delegate Igor Brito explained that the cell phones of the 74-year-old man, who ran the clandestine pharmacy and a state server, were seized and underwent technical expertise in messages and calls to search for potential customers who purchased the diverted inputs. According to Brito, the result of the report will define the next steps of the investigation. Until the last update of this article, no one had been arrested. During the six months of the investigation, the police also investigated whether public servants from the State Department of Health (Sesacre) were involved in the crime. "The case is under judicial secrecy so as not to hinder the investigations and will be concluded as quickly as possible. We are really just pending the conclusion of the police reports", he summarized. Police found medicines diverted from hospitals in storage in the Center of Rio Branco READ ALSO Elderly man is arrested with medicine diverted from the AC public health network; house functioned as a clandestine pharmacy Police search the house of a third party in investigation of diverted medicines in Acre Truck that would have been used to divert medicines is seized in AC Organized group After analyzing telephone conversations, on January 14, the Civil Police discovered a clandestine deposit used to store possibly diverted materials. The action took place on Rua Eduardo Asmar, in the Gameleira region, Second District of Rio Branco. The elderly man had in his residence at Residencial Bom Sucesso in Rio Branco, medicines for cancer treatment and hemodialysis, as well as gauze, gloves and other hospital materials, illegally taken from the Governador Flaviano Melo Hospital Foundation (Fundhacre) and the Emergency Room. Furthermore, the investigation points out that the supplies may also have come from Emergency Care Units (UPA) in Rio Branco and have been happening since 2023. The elderly man was arrested on January 5th and released the following day, he is awaiting the progress of the investigations using an electronic ankle bracelet. Investigations indicate that hospital materials were illegally removed from hospitals in the capital Photo: Jarderson Silva/Secom At the time, g1 found that the police seized more than R$20,000 in cash, dollars and other foreign currencies from the elderly man's home, as well as morphine, an analgesic for relieving acute and chronic pain. The suspect's wife was also taken to the police station to provide clarification. The public servant who was interviewed had his cell phone seized on January 7th and was released on the same day. On the day of the hearing, the police did not release details about the search of the server's home, but confirmed that evidence was found on his phone about the diversion of medicines. The delegate also explained that part of the diverted medicines that were seized during the investigations is with the Civil Police and the other part is kept in a safe at Sesacre. "I represented for the refund of the medicines and we are going to deliver these medicines to the state. During this period, each copy was in the care of the Civil Police. There was so much stuff that we almost ran out of space", added the delegate. Deposit found The police teams served court warrants at the deposit and also at a clinic in Baixada da Sobral, which belongs to the businessman and former state deputy, Raimundo Correia da Costa, better known as Raimundinho da Saúde. The truck was used to remove the seized material and take it to a Civil Police warehouse Júnior Andrade/Rede Amazônica Acre The police officers' first target was the deposit in Gameleira. The establishment was closed and there was no one inside. Medicines and hospital supplies were stored in cardboard boxes and garbage bags. There were several broken boxes, open packaging of supplies and materials scattered throughout the establishment. To g1, Sesacre informed at the time that the operation took place at the request of the department after 'identifying evidence of theft of medications and supplies in health units'. During an interview on January 5, the then health secretary, Pedro Pascoal said that the deviations had an impact on patients. "The State made the acquisition but the medicines were never enough for the pathologies, diseases, diagnoses, and this gave a start [in the investigation]", he stated. Review Acre’s news programs