{"id":293623,"date":"2025-11-06T21:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-dangerous-than-heroin-fake-skinny-jabs-smuggled-into-the-uk-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:05:27","slug":"more-dangerous-than-heroin-fake-skinny-jabs-smuggled-into-the-uk-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/more-dangerous-than-heroin-fake-skinny-jabs-smuggled-into-the-uk-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018More dangerous than heroin\u2019: Fake skinny jabs smuggled into the UK | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4A-SGTi1lsY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018More dangerous than heroin\u2019: Fake skinny jabs smuggled into the UK | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4A-SGTi1lsY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fake \u2018skinny jabs\u2019 produced in China are being smuggled into the UK in a black market described as \u201cmore dangerous than the supply of cocaine and heroin,\u201d an investigation by ITV News has found. <\/p>\n<p>The supply chain has been linked to several hospitalisations in the UK &#8211; one woman had to be treated in intensive care. <\/p>\n<p>Our investigation also found the suppliers are using counterfeit Mounjaro packaging, deceiving buyers who believe they are purchasing genuine weight-loss medications. <\/p>\n<p>Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures Mounjaro, told ITV News those responsible are putting \u201clives at risk.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fake \u2018skinny jabs\u2019 produced in China are being smuggled into the UK in a black market described as \u201cmore dangerous than the supply of cocaine and heroin,\u201d an investigation by ITV News has found. 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