Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs

November 11, 2025 2

Medicines watchdog says criminals are designing packaging and branding to look like legitimate product

Organised crime gangs have begun manufacturing their own branded weight-loss drugs, designed to look like legitimate medicines, in what authorities warn is a significant threat.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the trend had only just emerged, leading them to conduct the largest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss drugs ever recorded by any global law enforcement agency.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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