LARGE SEIZURE OF FAKE WEIGHT-LOSS INJECTIONS
The UK has carried out a large seizure of fake weight-loss injections. 'This is a victory in the fight against the shameless criminals who are putting lives at risk by peddling dangerous and illegal weight-loss jabs to make a quick buck,' says the Health Secretary.
UK police and the medicines regulator joined forces to dismantle a ring involving over 2,000 counterfeit weight-loss injections. Estimates put the market value at around £250,000.
Labels suggested the counterfeit pens contained tirzepatide, an ingredient found in Mounjaro. But Eli Lilly, the company that produces the original drug, stated that anyone who bought these injections on the black market would have 'no way of knowing what they actually contain.'
This is the first seizure of its kind in the UK, with raw chemicals, equipment, tens of thousands of empty pens, and £20,000 in cash recovered at the site.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: 'This is a victory in the fight against the shameless criminals who are putting lives at risk by peddling dangerous and illegal weight-loss jabs to make a quick buck.'
