Two individuals identified as Chibuzor Okafor and William John, are now in the custody of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), after operatives uncovered a suspected counterfeit drinks production facility at Zamfara Plaza, BBA Trade Fair Complex, along the Badagry Expressway, Ojo, Lagos State.
The arrests were made during an enforcement operation in a two-storey building where some equipment and materials allegedly used to repackage and produce counterfeit alcoholic and energy drinks where discovered.
The raid, according to NAFDAC, followed credible intelligence and surveillance on suspected counterfeiters operating within the Trade Fair International Market.
Speaking during the exercise, the Assistant Director of the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of NAFDAC, Mr Kunle Ojo, said the Agency caught some of the suspects in the act and recovered drums, filters, packaging materials, a heating device and other equipment allegedly used in the illicit production process.
The Agency said it has intensified its enforcement activities ahead of the festive season, when demand for alcoholic and other beverages typically rises, warning that the circulation of counterfeit drinks posed a serious public health concern .
NAFDAC is also appealing to Nigerians to support the Agency by providing credible information about suspected counterfeit production facilities.
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