The Public Prosecutor’s Office seized products containing tirzepatide from the “TG,” “Tirzec” and “Lipoless” brands at two pharmacies in Ciudad del Este. The products are suspected of being counterfeit, but their authenticity still must be confirmed by forensic testing.
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A SENAD agent was convicted for attempting to leak confidential data on trafficker Sebastián Marset, while another agent from the same institution denies extortion accusations in a separate case.
The Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office has accused four directors of the pharmaceutical company Indufar of fraud and criminal association for allegedly breaking an exclusive distribution agreement and diverting the production of the drug tirzepatide to their own pharmacies, while the defense argues that it is a commercial dispute with a termination agreement already in place.