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flag UK shuts down first illegal weight-loss drug factory, seizing thousands of unlicensed pens with dangerous, unregulated ingredients.

flag UK authorities have dismantled the first known illegal weight-loss drug factory in the country, seizing over 2,000 unlicensed injection pens containing tirzepatide and retatrutide—ingredients in approved drugs like Mounjaro and Zepbound—along with thousands of empty pens and raw chemicals. flag The raid, led by the MHRA and Northamptonshire Police, targeted a site in Northampton and marked the largest single seizure of counterfeit weight-loss drugs globally. flag Officials warn the unregulated products, made without safety controls, pose serious health risks. flag The operation highlights growing concerns over illegal production and distribution of weight-loss medications amid high costs and limited access in the US and UK.

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