"He added: That is an unusual model. [What they seized] looked like genuine medicines, but are entirely unlicensed and illegal to sell in the UK. The most recent model, and the level of investment to do packaging and production facilities to sell on an industrial scale that is undoubtedly organised crime. That is why we are working to eliminate that model before it takes a grip."
"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. Andy Morling, the head of the MHRA's criminal enforcement unit, said that in the last few months it had seen a new model of production, where criminals are putting investment into designing their own packaging and branding and selling it purporting to be a genuine product."
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) uncovered a new organised-crime production model that involves branded, professionally packaged counterfeit weight-loss drugs. A raid in Northampton seized tens of thousands of empty pens, raw chemical ingredients and more than 2,000 unlicensed retatrutide and tirzepatide pens ready for distribution. Criminal groups are investing in packaging and production facilities to sell at industrial scale, creating a false impression of legitimate medicines while supplying unlicensed, illegal products. The MHRA is prioritising public safety by removing products and pursuing proportionate criminal investigations. The sophistication and scale represent a significant public-health and enforcement threat.
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