The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized drugs worth about fifty million naira as it intensify crackdown on drug hawkers in Lagos raid.
The operation, spearheaded by NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate, is part of the agency’s ongoing campaign to curb the illicit distribution .
The Agency which announced this in a statement on Friday, said the raid is part of its ongoing efforts to combat the distribution and sale of unauthorised pharmaceuticals.
During the recent carried out in the Apapa area and its environs numerous drug hawkers were apprehended, and a large cache of illicit drugs was seized.
Among the confiscated items were aphrodisiacs, narcotic substances such as tramadol, antibiotics, and various over-the-counter medications.
The individuals apprehended in connection with the illegal drug trade will face prosecution.
Furthermore, the seized drugs are slated for destruction.
