News · 8 July 2026

Three jailed for stealing nearly £1 million of Mounjaro weight-loss drug

After being found guilty of stealing nearly £1 million worth of Mounjaro, a weight loss drug, three people received prison sentences of five years and three months. Robert Townsend, Mark Harding, and Peter Costello executed a "highly orchestrated" burglary at a pharmaceutical distribution center in St Albans on January 24. Police used phone data, ANPR records, and CCTV to link them to the crime, and found about £60,000 in cash hidden at their homes.

By BriefTea Editorial · 8 July 2026 at 17:20

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