MHRA Shuts Down Illicit Weight Loss Jab Factory
The MHRA's Criminal Enforcement Unit has conducted a record raid, shutting down a large unlawful manufacturing line for weight loss injections in a warehouse on the outskirts of Northampton.
This is the first illicit production site for weight-loss medicines found in the UK and likely the biggest single seizure of trafficked weight-loss jabs worldwide.
- Tens of thousands of empty pens ready to be filled
- Sophisticated packaging and manufacturing kit
- Around £20,000 in cash
- More than 2,000 unlicensed pens labelled as retatrutide and tirzepatide awaiting dispatch
The street value of the finished products is estimated at over £250,000. According to the MHRA, the site was used to manufacture, package, and ship unlicensed and potentially deadly weight-loss products at scale.
The site was being used to manufacture, package and ship unlicensed – potentially deadly – weight-loss products at scale.
Author's summary: MHRA shuts down a large illicit weight loss jab factory in the UK.