Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
The Friendship Bridge, connecting Brazil and Paraguay close to the long-lasting Iguazu Falls, has lengthy been a route for smugglers shifting low-cost, illicit items, like cigarettes and electronics. But in current years, Brazilian authorities say smugglers have discovered a much more profitable product: weight-loss drugs. As demand for GLP-1 primarily based medicines explodes in Brazil,…