By Biola Lawal
Flowerbudnews: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cracked down on drug hawkers in Apapa area of Lagos seizing Illicit drugs worth about N50 million naira.
The operation, which was conducted by NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate targeted raid on drug hawkers operating in the Apapa area and its surroundings.
A NAFDAC state obtained by Flowerbudnews said that the operation was part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to combat the distribution and sale of unauthorised pharmaceuticals.
(NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye)
Numerous hawkers were apprehended during the operation, while a wide range of illicit drugs were confiscated.
The siezed drugs included aphrodisiacs, narcotic substances (including tramadol), antibiotics, and over-the-counter medications.
”The combined street value of the seized drugs amounts to approximately Fifty Million Naira (₦50,000,000.00),” the NAFDAC statement disclosed.
It said that the individuals arrested would be prosecuted accordingly, and the confiscated drugs were slated for destruction. (Flowerbudnews)
