Operatives from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have uncovered two warehouses filled with expired medications in Aba, Abia State.
This discovery is part of an ongoing operation aimed at eliminating the illegal sale of adulterated and expired drugs across the country.
During the raid on Mbakwe Road in Aba, NAFDAC officials found that some of the suspects had attempted to remove and relabel expired drug cartons to make them appear legitimate.
The agency has since seized several medications, which will now undergo laboratory analysis for further investigation.
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This was disclosed via a post on the agency’s X handle on Sunday, February 16.
The caption reads: “Two warehouses at No. 269, Sam Mbakwe Road (formerly Faulk’s Road), Aba, stocked with expired drugs, have been uncovered.
“During the raid, it was discovered that suspects had removed some cartons of expired but relabelled drugs before security reinforcements arrived.
“From the warehouse at Umumeje, Umuocheala, Osisioma LGA, 140 tonnes of expired drugs were evacuated—excluding products seized from drug shops at Ariaria International Market.
“A total of 178 drug samples collected during the operation will undergo laboratory analysis.”
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