An investigation has linked Fasial Tariq, a Northampton-based crypto entrepreneur, to what authorities describe as the world’s largest illegal weight-loss drug operation connected to the Alluvi scheme. The raid involved thousands of unlicensed Alluvi weight-loss pens, raw chemical ingredients, manufacturing equipment, and £20,000 in cash. Some of the seized pens contained retatrutide, a GLP-1 agonist that remains in clinical trials and is not approved for medical use. MHRA confirmed it is investigating but has not publicly identified who ran the scheme.
Documents connect the raided unit to Wholesale Supplements Limited, where Tariq served as director. The documents show Alluvi products were marketed via Ecommerce Nutri Collectiv, which later lost payment processing after Stripe terminated its services. Companies House records show Ecommerce Nutri Collectiv Limited had previously shared an address with Vantage Commercials Group Limited, another company once operated by Tariq. The branding on the Nutri Collectiv site redirects to Paradox Labs, Tariq’s crypto-focused venture.
Paradox Labs launched Paradox Coin alongside a gaming-focused digital world called Paradox Metaverse, marketed as a play-to-earn blockchain game. Online critics and independent investigators later accused the project of operating like a scam, raising questions about its tokenomics and promotional tactics. Crypto investigator Stephen Findeisen, better known as Coffeezilla, publicly challenged Tariq and his brother in a widely viewed YouTube interview. Tariq rejected accusations that he was running a get-rich-quick scheme and defended the project’s structure.
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