The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized and destroyed counterfeit and unwholesome products worth more than N5.3bn in a week.
The agency’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Christiana Obiazikwor, disclosed this in an exclusive interview with newsmen on Friday, detailing operations involving suspected counterfeit alcoholic beverages, repackaged products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, tomato paste and biscuits.
According to her, NAFDAC seized suspected counterfeit alcoholic drinks and illegally brewed or repackaged products valued at N2bn at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex on October 13.
The agency also seized suspected fake drinks and packaging materials worth more than N700m in Aba, Abia State, while goods valued at N2.6bn were destroyed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday.
Obiazikwor said operatives uncovered more than 20 illegal stores at Zamfara Plaza, within the Trade Fair Complex, where they discovered activities involving the counterfeiting of popular alcoholic beverage brands, the revalidation of expired drinks and the stockpiling of banned imported products.
She added that two suspects were arrested during the operation and the seized products were evacuated from the premises.
