Four Members of £4m Fake Xanax Gang Jailed

A gang of 10 family members and friends has been sentenced for their involvement in a £4 million fake Xanax drug-making operation, producing up to 11 million counterfeit pills in the UK. The ringleaders, Brian Pitts and Katie Harlow, operated from a luxury villa in Thailand and were caught after a five-year investigation led by Pfizer. They sold the pills on the dark web, laundering profits through cryptocurrency, with the gang's operations reportedly raking in over £4 million. Four members, including Scott Tonkinson and Jordan Pitts, received sentences ranging from three to over five years at Wolverhampton Crown Court. Test results showed the counterfeit pills contained varying amounts of the active ingredient Alprazolam, raising significant safety concerns. Additional members of the gang are scheduled for sentencing in the coming days.