Overview

• Authorities seized over 700 kilograms of unregulated prescription drugs worth £1.5 million, including stock sufficient to supply NHS regions for weeks.
• The couple profited more than £4.1 million between 2020 and 2022, using cryptocurrency and social media platforms to facilitate transactions and evade detection.
• Lisa Harper made daily visits to Carlisle post offices over 18 months, spending £94,000 on postage to ship parcels worldwide, disguised as pet products.
• The operation relied on a 30ft shipping container in Carlisle, equipped as a makeshift office with tools to defeat customs inspections.
• The investigation, initiated by US Homeland Security and led by UK authorities, highlights the global reach and public health risks of illicit pharmaceutical networks.