Illegal weight loss injections

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008330/O

 

Version Date: 01/07/2025

 

The Performance & Analysis Department has provided the following information.

 

Data Source

Crimes recorded on crime information system - Niche

Force incident recording system – Storm

 

Data Processing:

Qliksense Crimes & Outcomes Report

Filtered on Crimed Dates: 01/04/2020 - 03/06/2025

include No Crimes: No

Filtered on all Offence Groups

Exported Data

Freetext search in Excel for

*Ozempic* *Mounjaro* *Semaglutide* *Saxenda* *liraglutide*

*weight loss injections* *weight loss jabs*

Nil Return

 

Qliksense MO Text Search Report                      

Format: Free Text               

No date selected                 

Sub Type: Free Text Keywords                

("*Ozempic*" or "*Mounjaro*" or "*Semaglutide*" or "*Saxenda*"or "*liraglutide*")

("*weight loss injections*" or "*weight loss jabs*")                     

Nil Return

 

Qlikview UNIFI - Crime and Enquiries Freetext Search Reports 2020 - 2022         

Crime Only                                       

Date Created: 01/01/2020 - 15/11/2022                                     

Freetext search for                                     

("*Ozempic*" or "*Mounjaro*" or "*Semaglutide*" or "*Saxenda*"or "*liraglutide*")

("*weight loss injections*" or "*weight loss jabs*")                                             

                                               

Qlikview Storm Freetext Data 2020 - 2025                                            

Filtered on Created Dates: 01/04/2020 -  03/06/2025                                      

Freetext search for                                     

("*Ozempic*" or "*Mounjaro*" or "*Semaglutide*" or "*Saxenda*"or "*liraglutide*")

("*weight loss injections*" or "*weight loss jabs*")                                             

 

Qliksense Incidents Report

Filtered on Created Dates: 01/01/2020 -  03/06/2025  

Freetext search in Excel for incident details containing keywords     

*Ozempic* *Mountjaro* *Semaglutide* *Saxenda* *liraglutide*          

*weight-loss injections* *weight-loss jabs*         

Nil Return

 

Caveats/Limitations                                              

Qliksense Crimes & Outcomes Report data is not available in this report prior to 01/04/2020                                         

Data prior to 15/11/2022 may be limited due to migration from Unifi                        

Qlikview UNIFI - Crime and Enquiries Freetext Search Reports: Data not available in these reports after 15/11/2022                                          

The presence of a keyword only indicates its presence in the MO or Summary text and not its relevance to a crime                                               

Keyword searches of the OEL (Occurrence Enquiry Log) is not available in Niche Data (15/11/2022 onwards)                                          

No Crimes cancelled crimes excluded                                        

 

The main purpose of this request is to gather data on the illegal supply and use of weight loss injections.

I am requesting the following data, covering the period from January 1, 2020, to the present (including partial data for 2025, if available):

Specifically, I am seeking information on the following:

*Incidents and Investigations:*

1. The number of recorded incidents or investigations involving the illegal sale, possession, or administration of weight loss injections from January 1st 2020, to the most recent available date
One

2. A breakdown of how many incidents occurred in each calendar year
   2022.
   
   

*Arrests and Outcomes:*

1. The number of arrests made in connection with these incidents
None

2. The number of individuals charged or prosecuted as a result
None

 

*Substances Involved:*

1. A list of weight loss substances involved in these cases, where recorded (e.g. semaglutide, liraglutide, or other prescription-only or unlicensed drugs)
No information held. Free text search was on ‘weight loss injection’ for single crime found.