The details of the purchase and launch of the Megapharmacy of Wellbeing, which was announced last August and inaugurated four months later, will be in the dark until 2029, since Laboratorios de Biologicos y Reagents de México (Birmex) reserved for five years the information from the valuation report G-35930-ZNC, used to purchase the warehouse that houses it.
The state company considered that the Federal Center for Storage and Distribution of Health Supplies (Cefedis) is a strategic facility and the federal government will keep the information for reasons of national security, since “it could fall into the hands of criminal groups with a view to breach national security.”
“[El dictamen valuatorio] “It is classified as reserved for reasons of national security, as it contains information that, if considered publicly accessible, would put at risk the infrastructure of Cefedis, which is a strategic and priority facility due to the objectives of its operation and scope,” Birmex responded to the request for information.
The company invoked article 113 of the General Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information to prevent the disclosure of information, believing that it could enable the “destruction, disabling or sabotage of any infrastructure of a strategic or priority nature.”
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However, the requested document contains the topographic plan of the land with the surface, measurements and boundaries of the surrounding polygonal of Cefedis, data that, in part, was provided by Jens Pedro Lohmann Iturburu, director of the state company on the day of the inauguration. In addition, the location of the land is public knowledge, since it was previously a Liverpool merchandise distribution center, and was announced by the President since October 2023.
The opinion details the services that the winery has, the type of construction, the built area, the effective age, the state of conservation, construction elements, improvements, history of the owners, cost and depreciation information, and data on income and expenses.
The data is intended to estimate the viability of the investment made by the federal government when purchasing the land and infrastructure to establish the drug distribution center.
On November 21, the Secretary of Health, Jorge Alcocer Varela, assured that the federal government only gave the company an advance of 10% of the total cost of the warehouse.
The valuation report also contains data on the deeds and/or title of property, the rights to the property, proof of land use (which it does not have), a list of assets other than land and machines or equipment attached to the buildings, among others. others.
EL UNIVERSAL published on February 9 that the Megapharmacy increased its cost by almost one billion pesos more than those announced when it was inaugurated by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2.7 billion pesos), since 3 1,614 million pesos only between 2023 and 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP).
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The agency confirmed that the winery also does not have an operating license, operating authorization issued by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), land use license, standard operating procedures, or manifestation of environmental impact.
The Institute of Administration and Appraisals of National Assets (Indaabin), a body from which information was also requested, indicated that publishing the geographical characteristics of the Megapharmacy would put it at risk from organized crime.
“The information could fall into the hands of criminal groups with a view to violating national security and putting at risk the operation of public health services, which they could easily achieve if they know the data found in the subject valuation opinion.” of the request for information, such as the geographic conditions of the facility,” he argued.
The director of Birmex detailed on December 29 that the operational capacity of the Megapharmacy “is 5,200 square meters, with 1,368 palletized storage positions and 2,280 base positions for piece selection in the areas of medicines and supplies. general.
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“Providing the information on the valuation report intended for Laboratorios de Biológico y Recambios de México, SA DE CV, would make possible the destruction, disabling, sabotage or attack on the facilities occupied by the laboratories, which brings a high risk to the State, as well as to the integrity and life of the personnel who work in said facilities,” Indaabin said in its response.
The institute confirmed that the information contained in the valuation report was reserved for five years, so it can be known until January 2029: “Regarding the reservation period indicated by the administrative unit, considering the importance of not putting security at risk and legal certainty, as well as putting at risk the operation of public health services, it is estimated that a reservation period of 5 years, counted from the date of this resolution, is appropriate and proportional for the protection of the public interest. ”, he insisted.
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2024-02-14 00:46:27
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