More than 1.5 million people in the UK now use weight-loss injections like Mounjaro. But as official prices rise by as much as 140%, illegal trade is growing too.

Writer: James Tapper and Jessica Hayden

Producer: Amalie Sortland

Host: Tomini Babs

Episode photography: Alex Jones

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore

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