The São Paulo Civil Police seized around 90 thousand ampoules and bottles of weight loss medication on Thursday (19), in Santo André, Greater São Paulo.
A 26-year-old man was arrested red handed. According to investigators, he was responsible for a compounding pharmacy that produced
During the inspection, police officers found approximately 84,000 ampoules and vials stored in cold storage, in addition to another 5,300 units kept out of refrigeration.
None of the products, however, had patient identification or medical prescription, as required by the rules of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) for individualized handling.
Expired inputs used in the manufacture of medicines were also found at the site. According to the police, there were fractionated substances without adequate identification, as well as sanitizers and raw materials that had expired. Some of the material expired between November 2025 and February this year.
Clandestine laboratory in Suzano
A couple, aged 44 and 46, were arrested by the Civil Police, this Thursday (19), in Suzano, a municipality in Greater São Paulo, for selling counterfeit medicines aimed at weight loss, in a clandestine factory.
The investigation began when a company in Goiás reported to the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) that it was receiving complaints about a product that it does not produce. Thus, criminals would be using the company’s name to sell products on the internet.
During the investigation at the scene, industrial machinery used to encapsulate medicines was found, as well as several boxes with supplements ready for sale.
The products that were originally manufactured only as injectable pens were made in capsules, which demonstrated falsified production.
