LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Las Vegas police went undercover twice to bust an unlicensed medical facility, an arrest report shows.
Late January, police said they arrested Ismael Rizo, 54, and 33-year-old Hector Cuba. They both face charges of operating a medical facility without a license and administering dangerous drugs without a prescription.
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Metro police started their investigation into the facility last September. They received a phone call from a victim who claimed her treatment made her sick.
The victim went to the facility, located in the 4500 block of West Oakey Boulevard, to seek treatment for a kidney infection. She said her friends recommended the place.
During her visit, she was treated by a female doctor. The doctor claimed she was from Mexico. The victim noticed she was missing a finger.
The doctor gave her an injection. Before she was able to leave, she started to fall ill. The victim’s husband called 911 and she was sent to a hospital.
The victim said the doctor closed the business and told everyone inside to leave when her husband called 911.
The doctors at the hospital said there were three different types of controlled medicines in her system.
In a photo lineup, the victim and her husband positively identified the doctor as Carmen Dalila Corella-Redondo. Metro confirmed through Nevada boards that Corella-Redondo does not hold an active medical, cosmetology, or nursing license.
The victim said she visited the facility for “alternative holistic treatments.”
Through investigation, police said the same facility was burglarized last August. Police say a shooting happened during the incident and that’s when Corella-Redondo lost a finger.
The facility also does not own a pharmacy license, according to the arrest report. It solely has an active license for residential property maintenance services.
From further research, Metro learned about three additional victims from Las Vegas Fire & Rescue medical calls. Police did their first undercover operation last November.
One officer claimed they had a UTI, but they were not treated by the female doctor. The officer met Cuba.
Cuba offered an injection to the officer, but they declined and opted to do it at home. The officer paid for the medicine and would leave, giving the medicine to evidence. When they asked the doctor what happened to Corella-Redondo, he said she left.
The medicines provided were found to be dangerous.
In December, police interviewed a second victim who came forward. The second victim told a similar story about a female doctor.
She said she was given an injection and fell ill before she could leave the business. She called 911 and said the doctor had to close the business and had everyone leave.
From surveillance video, police read license plates outside the business and learned one of the doctors was Hector Cuba. Police would do second undercover operation late January.
This time, officers met Rizo. Police said they were experiencing anxiety and lower back pain. He offered them an injection that he could administer, but the officers opted to take it at home.
Officers paid for the medicines and left but would later return with a search warrant and take both Cuba and Rizo into custody.
Metro police interviewed three people, the two doctors and the receptionist.
The receptionist said the business started with her and the Corella-Redondo. They started to sell natural products and would later hire Rizo and Cuba.
In an interview with Cuba, he admitted to police he was illegally working as a doctor. He said Corella-Redondo would provide free medication to employees who were struggling, like he was.
Police interviewed Rizo second. He told Metro he was a doctor in Cuba for 28 years and that his medical certification was transferred to UNLV.
According to the arrest report, he did not know the business was unlicensed and he did not know where the medicines were coming from. He said Corella-Redondo would restock when they were low on inventory.
Both were booked into the Clark County Detention Center for practicing medicine without a license and providing dangerous drugs without a prescription.
Police say they are still searching for additional victims and suspects of the unlicensed medical facility.
Anyone who may have sought medical care from these individuals or has information on this incident is urged to contact detectives at 702-828-3243 or to send an email to [email protected]. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385- 5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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