A 62-year-old delivery driver has admitted stealing more than £4,000 worth of Ozempic from his employer, a pharmaceutical wholesaler, to treat an eating disorder, a court has heard.
Peter Daniel, from Croydon, south London, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with stealing over 30 boxes of the weight-loss drug from Cencora Alliance Healthcare, where he had worked for 23 years. Prosecutor Michael A’Herne said Daniel was caught on CCTV taking Ozempic from pigeon holes after customers complained of missing deliveries between April 17 and May 5 2026.
Police searched Daniel’s home and found 34 boxes of Ozempic worth £4,080 in his fridge, with each parcel valued at £300. A’Herne noted the “high degree of trust” placed in Daniel as a delivery driver, adding that the medication could be dangerous in untrained hands.
Defending, Mohammed Bismillah said Daniel had an “unblemished” record and was using the drug for his own eating disorder, not for commercial gain. He asked magistrates to consider a community sentence due to Daniel’s early guilty plea.
Daniel, wearing a blue sports jumper and grey t-shirt, spoke only to confirm his details and enter his plea. Sentencing was adjourned for reports and will take place on July 28 at the same court.
