The syringe that administered the fatal drugs to Michael Jackson is set to be auctioned.

It is thought his siblings Janet and Tito were told about the sick stunt by lawyers representing the unnamed seller and the outraged family are desperate to stop the sale.

The needle is being touted around auction houses in Vegas with a price of up to $5million (£3.3million).

It was obtained secretly and could go under the hammer on June 25 – the first anniversary of the 50-year-old singer’s death in Los Angeles.

His personal doctor, Conrad Murray, 57, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and is set to face trial this year.

A source said: “This is one of the sickest lots ever put up. The syringe is no longer needed in the inquest or in Murray’s forthcoming trial but the moral implications don’t bear thinking about.

“The guy who has possession of the needle has been in meetings with his legal team, making sure it is legitimate and his to sell. The plan is to flog it for up to $5million in a big Vegas casino but he’s been told he may have to sell it somewhere that doesn’t have ‘reciprocal legal agreements with the United States’, such as Brazil or even Libya.

“The validity of the sale is a matter of interpretation, dependent on whether the DA believes a crime has even been committed.

“Rumours are leaking thick and fast and the Jackson family are aware of the auction plan.

“They are furious and incensed that someone is yet again trying to profit from him. It’s an incredibly distressing time for them.”

The autopsy revealed the Thriller star died from “lethal levels” of a powerful anaesthetic, propofol.

Murray, who had been treating Jackson for his insomnia for six weeks, is alleged to have induced sleep by administering drugs such as valium, lorazepam and midazolam – before injecting a fatal dose of propofol.

Last month the doctor denied the manslaughter charges. If found guilty he could face up to four years in prison.

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