Man tried to bring five-year supply of potentially dangerous 'skinny pens' into country, court told

There was no patient information leaflet on how to use the product or warning about side-effects and dangers for users taking Saxenda if they had certain medical conditions

The offences were under the Irish Medicines Board Acts for unlawfully importing Saxenda injections, keeping them for supply, and placing them on the Irish market without authorisation. File photo

Customs officers intercepted a passenger at Dublin Airport carrying €12,000 worth of potentially dangerous "skinny pen" weight loss injections following a trip to Turkey, a court has heard.

Patrick Fay, Fitzgerald Park, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, who tried to bring home a five-year supply, pleaded guilty to three charges. The offences were under the Irish Medicines Board Acts for unlawfully importing Saxenda injections, keeping them for supply, and placing them on the Irish market without authorisation.