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Indian Nationals Indicted in US for Smuggling Fake Ozempic, Face 71 Years in Prison
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News18•30-09-2026, 04:06
Indian Nationals Indicted in US for Smuggling Fake Ozempic, Face 71 Years in Prison
- •Two Indian nationals, Swapnadip Roy and Vicky Ramancha, have been indicted in the US for allegedly smuggling and selling counterfeit Ozempic.
- •The defendants reportedly obtained fake Ozempic from unauthorized sources in China and sold it to US distributors at discounted prices.
- •The counterfeit products featured fake packaging, inserts, pen labels, and needles to mimic genuine Ozempic.
- •The alleged scheme operated from July 2023 to April 2024, continuing even after the FDA seized products and issued a public warning.
- •If convicted, Roy and Ramancha face a maximum sentence of up to 71 years in prison for conspiracy, smuggling, and selling counterfeit drugs.
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Swapnadip Roy and Vicky Ramancha face one count of conspiracy to commit smuggling and defraud the US, three counts of smuggling, and two counts of selling or possessing counterfeit drugs for sale. If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum sentence of up to 71 years in prison.
The defendants allegedly obtained the counterfeit Ozempic from unauthorised sources in China and then sold it to US distributors at deeply discounted prices.
According to court documents, the alleged scheme operated from at least July 2023 to April 2024 using fake packaging, pen labels, and needles. The operation continued even after the US Food and Drug Administration seized some of the counterfeit products and issued a public warning in December 2023.
