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Priest arrested in Spain for trafficking Viagra
A Spanish priest is said to have sold Viagra illegally. photo
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This came as a surprise to the people in the small Spanish town of Don Benito: large quantities of Viagra and other sexual enhancers were confiscated from the clergyman. His customer base was also said to be large.
A priest is in Spain for illegal trafficking Viagra was arrested. Along with the priest, another man was taken into police custody in Don Benito in the Badajoz province in the west of the country, authorities said. It was said that the second man was the priest’s alleged life partner and “business partner”. Viagra and other sexual enhancers require a prescription in Spain, as well as in Germany, and are only legally available with a prescription.
During searches of the parish and the two men’s apartments, large quantities of the prescription medication and other strong sexual enhancers were seized. During the police operation on Monday, other locations in Don Benito and the surrounding area of the community were also searched. The investigation is still ongoing and further arrests cannot be ruled out, it said.
According to the findings, the arrested priest, one of a total of six priests in Don Benito, had a large and constantly growing customer base, reported the newspaper “El Mundo” and other Spanish media, citing investigative sources. There are customers who have already admitted that they bought Viagra and other sexual enhancers from the two men.
The arrest of the Catholic priest caused a stir in the community, which has a population of almost 38,000, because Priest Alfonso was very popular and respected among community members. The diocese of Plasencia, to which Don Benito belongs, regretted in a statement the “scandal” that caused “pain and suffering.” They said they wanted to work with the authorities to solve the case.