South Koreans are sneaking cheap Mounjaro home from Japan to lose weight

What happened: South Korean visitors to Japan are bringing back illicit supplies of diabetes treatment Mounjaro, bought at about one-third of the price they would pay at home. Key numbers: About one-third of the South Korean price. Customs seizures rose sharply this year. Why it matters: The widening price gap is driving the illicit imports, and South Korea has seized illegal imports of weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro.

South Korean visitors to Japan are bringing back illicit supplies of diabetes treatment Mounjaro, bought at about one-third of the price they would pay at home.

The widening price gap is driving the illicit imports, and South Korea has seized illegal imports of weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro.