NAFDAC Seizes N1.2bn Fake Malaria Drugs In Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has seized fake Malaria drugs worth N1.2bn during a raid in Lagos State.
NAFDAC, in a statement shared via X on Friday, said the drugs were intercepted in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of the South-West state.
“NAFDAC has intercepted 277 cartons of counterfeit and unregistered Malamal Forte malaria drugs, valued at over N1.2 billion, in a warehouse located in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of Lagos State,” the agency wrote.
It further stated that the fake drugs, which were concealed in cartons labelled as Diclofenac Potassium 50mg, were illegally imported from Shanxi Tianyuan Pharmaceuticals Group in China, and that they were falsely declared as spare parts in the shipping container.
Reacting, the NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, affirmed the Agency’s commitment to eliminating counterfeit and substandard medicines from Nigeria.
She further stated that this seizure is part of NAFDAC’s sustained nationwide operation to protect public health and ensure only safe, quality medicines are available to Nigerians.
NAFDAC Seizes N1.2bn Fake Malaria Drugs In Lagos is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
