The MHRA has seized unlicensed sex, diet and hair-loss drugs worth more than £500,000 in a raid on a west London flat.

Immigration officers discovered an estimated 150,000 tablets in the Southall flat, while hunting a number of people thought to have overstayed their visas. The drugs were believed to have been imported from India for online sales, the MHRA revealed this week.

The majority of tablets were generic versions of erectile dysfunction drugs, along with tablets for hair loss and slimming. A stash of anabolic steroids was also discovered. 

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	MHRA head of operations Danny Lee Frost said: "The quantity of illicit drugs seized in this raid was incredible. The drugs were stored and packaged in filthy conditions – if you could see them you certainly wouldn't want to take them and would certainly be worried about their quality.

"Buying medicines from an unregulated source could mean you don't know what you're getting, where it came from or if it's safe to take. The dose could be too high or too low, putting your health at risk."

Rolls of suspected counterfeit labels for branded whisky and vodka were also found, along with bottles of alcohol. They have been handed over to HM Revenue and Customs for checks.