- Fasial Tariq, co-founder of Paradox Metaverse, is linked to a UK industrial unit raided in a major illegal weight‑loss drug seizure.
- The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seized retatrutide — described as the “Godzilla” of weight‑loss jabs — and cash and equipment at the site.
- Authorities recovered drugs with an estimated street value of $335,000 and $27,000 in cash.
- Company records tie Tariq to firms registered at the unit, including Wholesale Supplements Limited and a business address linked to Vantage Commercials Group Limited.
- Crypto investigator Coffeezilla previously labeled Paradox Metaverse a “Ponzi” and called the founders “scammers”.
Who and what: Investigators linked Fasial Tariq, a co‑founder of crypto project Paradox Metaverse, to a Northampton industrial unit that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) raided in an operation targeting illegal weight‑loss drugs. The raid occurred during an investigation reported by the Guardian.
Officials recovered a supply of the drug retatrutide — described as the “Godzilla” of weight‑loss jabs — plus manufacturing equipment and $27,000 in cash. The seized drugs had an estimated street value of $335,000, according to reporting about an earlier related raid (worth).
Records show investigators found Tariq listed as a director of Wholesale Supplements Limited, the company registered to the industrial unit. Customer orders for the jabs were processed through a business called Ecommerce Nutri Collectiv, which shared an address with a company that lists Tariq’s name, Vantage Commercials Group Limited.
Locals reported frequent sightings of high‑end cars outside the unit, which may link to Tariq and his brother’s past involvement in a Northampton luxury car rental firm called Onyx. A separate video connected to the rental firm is available online (Northampton car rental firm video). Coffeezilla’s interview with the Paradox organisers is also publicly available (Coffeezilla’s interview).
One source with knowledge of the trade told reporters that “the products are cheaply made with little safeguarding for cleanliness and dose measurements”. The operation remained active on messaging app Telegram after the seizure. There are currently no offences or charges recorded against Tariq in relation to the raid.
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