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Three Men Charged Over £1 Million Weight-Loss Drug Theft in St Albans

Police warn that diverted weight-loss medication poses safety risks, urging the public to report cut-price offers.

Overview

  • Mark Harding, 55, Peter Costello, 44, and Robert Townsend, 58, were charged with burglary and acquiring, using or possessing criminal property.
  • They appeared at Hatfield Magistrates’ Court on February 13 and were remanded ahead of a St Albans Crown Court hearing on March 17.
  • The break-in occurred shortly before 6:40pm on January 24 at Phoenix Healthcare Distribution on Handley Page Way in St Albans.
  • Officers executed simultaneous warrants on February 11 as part of the investigation that led to the charges.
  • A woman in her 40s from Sutton was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and fraud by false representation and has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.