INTERPOL issues global alert for potentially lethal illicit diet drug

May 04, 2015

A global alert has been issued by INTERPOL for 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), an illicit and potentially lethal drug used as a dieting and body-building aid.

The Orange Notice warning about DNP, which is also used as a raw material for explosives, was published after one woman died in the UK and a French man was left seriously ill after taking the substance. Under its anti-doping project, INTERPOL collaborated with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and received additional information from the global anti-doping organization after one of the WADA-accredited laboratories received a sample of the drug following a seizure in Australia.

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