Weight-loss products, including items packaged as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, have been seized following a number of operations by the Revenue Commissioners.
Officers carried out a number of operations in recent weeks targeting the illicit importation of weight loss and other medical products.
A total of 85 shipments of products were identified in one operation, including items packaged as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.
Additional products labelled as Tirzepatide were also found.
In another operation, which was carried out over a two-week period, 635 detections were made while Revenue officers examined parcels at locations in Dublin and the midlands.
These contained a range of products packaged as Semaglutide, as well as large amounts of previously unknown Botox-type and tanning products believed to have been sourced via social media.
Revenue officers based at national mail centres and courier hubs say they have seen a significant increase in packages containing mail order prescription-only medical products.
Most contain weight-loss products addressed to private individuals who have bought the products online.
Larger consignments are occasionally detected at ports and airports.
As of 31 May this year, Revenue enforcement teams seized almost 11,000 individual weight-loss products during various ongoing operations.
This is a significant increase on the 2,300 individual products seized in 2024.
