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Country house raided in huge illegal drug bust
9 Jul
Summary
- Over 12,000 doses of suspected weight-loss drugs were seized.
- Authorities targeted an alleged organised criminal network.
- The property was a Georgian period country house.
Authorities recently conducted a significant raid on Moulton Grange, a Grade II-listed Georgian country house in Northamptonshire, resulting in the largest-ever seizure of illegal weight-loss injections. The operation, which took place on 28 May, was led by officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as part of an investigation into unlicensed medicines.
During the raid, approximately 12,000 doses of suspected weight-loss drugs were confiscated. Two 29-year-old men were apprehended in connection with the incident but were later released. The MHRA indicated that their investigation is focused on what they suspect to be an organised criminal network involved in the distribution of these illicit substances.
