US EditionMan who sold diet pills made from poison jailed
- Kyle Enos, a 33-year-old from Maesteg, was jailed for three years in May 2025 at Cardiff Crown Court for making and selling poisonous diet pills.
- Enos purchased the banned industrial chemical 2,4-Dinitrophenol via the dark web and used a pill press in his bedroom to produce unsafe weight-loss pills.
- The multi-agency Operation Guazuma, involving Tarian ROCU, the National Crime Agency, and other bodies, led to Enos’s arrest and removal of the pills from sale.
- Detective Constable Kieran Morris said the swift arrest and removal of poisonous diet pills was the utmost priority because Enos supplied pills with no safety precautions, risking serious illness or death.
- The case highlights the use of crime prevention orders and active monitoring to prevent repeat offending and serves as a warning to others engaged in similar illegal activities.
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He made 'diet pills' in his bedroom and sold them online but they contained something very dangerous
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Bridgend man jailed for manufacturing and selling poisonous diet pills
A man from Maesteg, Bridgend has been jailed for 3 years after a multi-agency investigation into his manufacture and supply of DNP diet pills. DNP, which stands for 2,4-Dinitrophenol, is an industrial chemical that has been illegally sold as a diet pill for weight loss. DNP is poisonous to humans and has been banned for […]
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