The Civil Guard detains the former Minister of Health of Ceuta months after his entry to centers for minors was prohibited

• Coronavirus Resigns the Ceuta Health Minister who was vaccinated ahead of time

The Civil Guard has arrested

, in

an operation of which no detail has been revealed because it is under summary secrecy.

The agents have searched his house and also his medical consultation, as

has confirmed

.

Guerrero, a doctor by profession, has been prohibited from entering centers for unaccompanied foreign minors for months for failing to comply with current regulations, as sources close to the investigation reveal to this newspaper.

The same sources reveal that the reason for this veto is that the doctor brought gifts for teenagers and the delivery of gifts outside the official circuit is prohibited.

The arrest of Javier Guerrero was consummated this morning at his home after a "laborious" months-long investigation.

In addition, the agents of the

have searched the house, his private office and the office of the Ceuta public hospital where he works.

The judge investigating the matter has decreed the secrecy of the proceedings.

Guerrero remains in the offices of the Civil Guard Command and it is unknown when he will go to court.

The same sources estimate that the investigators will speed up the maximum period of 72 hours provided by law before bringing him before the magistrate.

They also insist that the arrest is the result of "complex" investigations in which both the agents and the magistrate have been working "for months."

The former Minister of Health, who took office in 2019, had to resign after it emerged that he had skipped the Covid vaccination protocols.

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