Caribbean National Weekly

Miami man arrested for illegal butt injections

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Miami man arrested for illegal butt injections
Key Points(5)
  • A Miami man was arrested on charges of providing illegal butt injections that left a woman hospitalized.
  • The Miami-Dade police reports that the injured victim told them she went to Carlos Gilberto Mendoza’s West Miami-Dade home for unknown injections all over her body from May 2016 to February.
  • She spent $4,300 on injections to her face and butt.
  • Medical records show Carlos Mendoza, 49, isn’t a licensed doctor.
  • The victim was hospitalized for complications from the injections on Tuesday.

A Miami man was arrested on charges of providing illegal butt injections that left a woman hospitalized.

The Miami-Dade police  reports that the injured victim told them she went to Carlos Gilberto Mendoza’s West Miami-Dade home for unknown injections all over her body from May 2016 to February. She spent $4,300 on injections to her face and butt.

Medical records show Carlos Mendoza, 49, isn’t a licensed doctor.

The victim was hospitalized for complications from the injections on Tuesday.

The Police found Mendoza at his home where a search unearthed a cache of lidocain, botox and bacteriostatic water, which is used to dilute medications for injections.

He was arrested and charged with performing medical procedures without a license and illegally possessing prescription drugs with the intent to sell.

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