Medspa owner arrested for illegal Botox injections: police

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Houston police continues crackdown on medspas, arrest woman for practiciing without a license.
Houston police continue to crack down on medspas, arrest woman for practicing without a license.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The 37-year-old owner of a northwest Houston spa has been arrested for offering illegal Botox injections to an undercover officer.

Houston police say undercover officers visited the Paloma Clinic Spa, located at 2211 Bingle, where Gabriela Gonzalez offered rates and information on Botox injections.

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Man arrested allegedly gave illegal Botox injections and fillers to patients.

Investigators say they verified that Gonzalez was not licensed to give injections.

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ABC13's Marla Carter followed a nurse accused of illegal Botox injections as she left a jail on Thursday.

Undercover officers returned to the spa, where they say Gonzalez offered Botox injections.

Gonzalez was arrested and charged with practicing medicine without a license.

Gonzalez is the fifth person arrested at four different spas since November. The arrests are a part of the Houston Police Major Offenders Unit crackdown on illegal activity at medspas.