Hong Kong woman, 30, arrested over illegal sale of slimming injection

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Edith LinMarch 4, 2026 at 04:17 PM

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A 30-year-old Hong Kong woman has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling poisons and unregistered pharmaceutical products after an undercover operation found her offering weight-loss injections online. The Department of Health acted on a tip-off and obtained the anti-obesity medicine through a transaction on an instant messaging app. The product, a Mounjaro injection pen manufactured by US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, was labelled in Japanese despite containing tirzepatide, a substance classified as a Part 1 poison under Hong Kong law. Medicines containing tirzepatide must only be used under a doctor's supervision and dispensed by a registered pharmacist upon prescription. The woman is suspected of selling an unregistered pharmaceutical item in Hong Kong. Authorities will continue to investigate the case.

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