A 62-year-old delivery driver has admitted stealing more than £4,000-worth of Ozempic from the pharmaceutical wholesaler he worked for to treat an eating disorder, a court heard.
Peter Daniel, from Croydon, South London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He is charged with stealing more than 30 boxes of the popular weight-loss drug from Cencora Alliance Healthcare, a firm distributing medicines to pharmacies and hospitals.
Prosecutor Michael A’Herne said Daniel, who had worked for the wholesaler for 23 years, was caught on CCTV taking Ozempic from various pigeon holes after customers complained they were missing deliveries between April 17 and May 5 2026.
The court heard police searched Daniel’s home and found 34 boxes of Ozempic worth £4,080 in his fridge, with each parcel’s retail value estimated at £300.
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Peter Daniel has admitted stealing more than £4,000-worth of weight-loss medication Ozempic
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Mr A’Herne said he was charged with the highest degree of culpability due to the “high-degree of trust” placed in him as a delivery driver.
“Medication could be dangerous in the hands of someone that doesn’t know how to use it or prescribe it,” he added.
Mohammed Bismillah, defending, said Daniel had an “unblemished” record at the company and was using the weight loss medication to treat an unspecified eating disorder, adding: “He was using the items for his own use, not commercial gain.”
Mr Bismillah asked magistrates to consider a community sentence in light of Daniel’s early guilty plea.
Mr Daniel, who wore a blue sports full-zip jumper and a grey t-shirt, spoke only to confirm his name, age, address and enter his plea.
Sentencing was adjourned for reports and will take place on July 28 at the same court.
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