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Hong Kong Woman Arrested for Selling Illegal Weight-Loss Drugs

3/4/2026

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Hong Kong authorities arrested a 30-year-old woman for selling illegal poisons and unregistered pharmaceuticals.
The arrest followed an undercover operation in which she offered weight-loss injections.
The Hong Kong Department of Health purchased an anti-obesity medicine labeled in Japanese with tirzepatide.
The medicine is classified as a Part 1 poison that requires doctor's supervision and a pharmacist's prescription.
Investigations will continue into whether the product was unregistered in Hong Kong.

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Story summary

Hong Kong authorities arrested a 30-year-old woman for selling illegal poisons and unregistered pharmaceuticals.
The arrest followed an undercover operation in which she offered weight-loss injections.
The Hong Kong Department of Health purchased an anti-obesity medicine labeled in Japanese with tirzepatide.
The medicine is classified as a Part 1 poison that requires doctor's supervision and a pharmacist's prescription.
Investigations will continue into whether the product was unregistered in Hong Kong.