Overview

• In early August, law enforcement arrested five suspects across Munich, Hannover and Berlin for orchestrating forged prescriptions to acquire tens of thousands of euros worth of Ozempic.
• In Munich, two men aged 30 and 24 were caught on 19 July trying to redeem counterfeit Ozempic prescriptions, with the younger suspect also found carrying pepper spray.
• Polizei Hannover detained a 31-year-old who placed phone orders for Ozempic, linking him to similar frauds in Bremen and Hannover.
• Joint investigations by Munich’s Kommissariat 84 and LKA Berlin led to the detention of two additional suspects in the capital.
• Officials say the case exposes systemic risks in paper-based prescriptions and strengthens the push for a nationwide secure electronic prescription system.