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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Police disables clandestine weight loss pen factory and arrests suspect in Maceió; VIDEO

Authorities in Maceió, Brazil, have shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit weight loss pens and arrested a suspect with a criminal history.

Feb 26 • 09:33 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Swedish criminal gangs find a new source of income: selling counterfeit Ozempic

Swedish criminal gangs are now selling counterfeit weight loss medications, such as Ozempic, revealing a concerning trend in illegal drug markets.

Feb 21 • 03:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Civil Police shuts down clandestine laboratory that falsified weight loss drugs in Suzano; couple arrested

A couple was arrested in Suzano, Brazil, for operating a clandestine laboratory that produced counterfeit weight loss medication.

Feb 20 • 19:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Anvisa seizes counterfeit cancer drug, fake batch of Mounjaro, and bans 'hormonal chip' in the country

Brazil's health regulatory agency Anvisa has seized counterfeit batches of several drugs including Mounjaro and prohibited the compounding of hormonal implants.

Feb 20 • 10:24 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
Crime & Justice

Court fines man N2.5m for importing fake drugs

A Nigerian businessman has been fined N2.5 million and ordered to perform community service after importing counterfeit medications.

Feb 19 • 00:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Young man arrested with R$ 600 in counterfeit notes and tells police he would use the money to buy drugs

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Boa Vista for possessing R$ 600 in counterfeit money, intending to use it for purchasing drugs.

Feb 15 • 19:34 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Kano task force seizes N1.5bn illicit, expired drugs

The Kano State Task Force has confiscated over N1.5 billion worth of illicit and expired drugs during a raid in the Kumbotso Local Government Area.

Feb 11 • 18:24 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Fake drug racket operating in Ghaziabad, see police's revelation

A factory producing counterfeit medicines in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh was uncovered, where fake Liv-52 tablets were being manufactured and sold with forged documentation.

Feb 9 • 11:50 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Busting of fake liver medicine factory in Ghaziabad

A significant operation led to the discovery of a fake medicine factory in the Muradnagar area of Ghaziabad, where a large quantity of counterfeit Liver-52 medicine was seized and five suspects arrested.

Feb 9 • 04:45 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Busting of fake drug trade in Ghaziabad

A large fake drug racket has been uncovered in the Muradnagar area of Ghaziabad, leading to the seizure of a counterfeit factory producing a drug for liver disease.

Feb 8 • 14:21 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

Breakthrough of Fake Liv-52 Factory... 50 Thousand Tablets Seized, 5 Arrested

A significant crackdown on counterfeit drugs in Ghaziabad led to the seizure of 50,000 fake Liv-52 tablets and the arrest of five individuals involved in the illegal operation.

Feb 8 • 14:03 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
Crime & Justice

Fake drugs kill, Natasha backs NAFDAC’s fight against counterfeit medicines

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan commended NAFDAC's efforts to combat counterfeit drugs, labeling them a silent killer that undermines public trust in healthcare.

Feb 6 • 19:53 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

I took a weight-loss jab I bought on social media and almost died in minutes

A woman named Michelle Sword nearly died after injecting counterfeit Ozempic purchased on Facebook, and she highlights the warning signs of fake weight-loss jabs.

Feb 5 • 08:27 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Nurse charged with handing out fake Ozempic drugs to patients

A Chicago nurse, Sharon Charitine Sackman, faces up to four years in prison for allegedly distributing counterfeit Ozempic drugs to patients.

Jan 15 • 19:52 UTC

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