Illegal black market weight loss drugs sold out of Mid-South home and clinics, drug task force says

MEDINA, Tenn. – More and more Americans are turning to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight and help with other health issues. As they become more popular, officials have a warning for anyone taking those medications: make sure they are reputable. Investigators with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force say 41-year-old Emily Brooke Arnold of Medina is facing charges in Haywood and Gibson counties after she sold black market weight loss drugs to people from her home and at least two clinics. Her charges include impersonating a licensed professional, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, criminal simulation, money laundering and selling a legend, or prescription, drug. During their investigation, officers say they seized nearly 700 vials of black-market drugs. Investigators say what’s most concerning is they’re not sure what’s in them. “I think that’s where the surprise is, knowing exactly what she was doing,” one neighbor, who asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons, said. “I guess it’s a little bit of a Walter White situation. I would just see people coming and going and picking up packages at the door.” After a two-month undercover investigation, officers with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force said they executed a...