"In late October, enforcement officers arrived here for a two-day raid, seizing thousands of unlicensed Alluvi-branded weight-loss pens, raw chemical ingredients, manufacturing equipment, packaging materials and 20,000 in cash. Some of the pens were labelled as containing retatrutide a powerful GLP-1 agonist still in clinical trials, unapproved for medical use but widely hyped online as the next Mounjaro. At the time, authorities described the haul as the world's largest of its kind."
"Months on, however, no arrests have been made, and whoever ran the operation has yet to be publicly identified. Alluvi's website remains live; over the Christmas period, it claimed products were unavailable due to huge demand. Its Telegram channel is active, attracting thousands of members who appear to place orders daily. While the industrial estate site is now shuttered, there are rumours that production has shifted elsewhere."
"A Guardian investigation has examined who may be behind the operation, uncovering evidence pointing towards links with a Northampton-based entrepreneur, Fasial Tariq, who has not been arrested or charged with an offence related to it. The Guardian has reviewed documents connecting him to businesses associated with the sale of Alluvi products, alongside testimony from sources familiar with the illicit weight-loss drug trade."
A red-brick industrial unit in Northampton served as a base for a major illegal weight-loss drug operation. Enforcement officers raided the site in late October, seizing thousands of unlicensed Alluvi-branded weight-loss pens, raw chemical ingredients, manufacturing equipment, packaging materials and cash. Some pens were labelled as containing retatrutide, a powerful GLP-1 agonist unapproved for medical use. Authorities described the seizure as the world's largest of its kind. Months later no arrests have been made and operators remain unidentified. Alluvi's website and Telegram channel remain active and orders appear to continue. Evidence points to links with Northampton-based entrepreneur Fasial Tariq, who has not been arrested or charged; documents connect him to businesses tied to Alluvi sales.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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