- An illegal factory producing weight-loss jabs was dismantled in Northampton by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
- Officers seized unlicensed medication, empty pens, raw chemical ingredients, and over 2,000 unlicensed retatrutide and tirzepatide pens, with a street value exceeding £250,000.
- This operation marks the first discovery of an illicit weight-loss medicine production facility in the UK and is believed to be the largest global seizure of trafficked weight-loss medicines.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned the public against purchasing weight-loss medications from unregulated sources, citing significant health risks and urging consultation with GPs.
- The MHRA emphasised that these untested and unauthorised products pose a serious public health risk, highlighting the agency's commitment to disrupting organised criminal networks.
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