Customs Intercepts N9m Fake Malaria Drugs In Edo
The Federal Operations Unit, zone C, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announced that it seized fake malaria drug, Artesunate injection worth N9 million along the Benin -Ore Road.
In a press statement by the public relations officer, FOU zone C, Jerry Attah, he said the contraband intercepted between July and Augyst worth N120billion.
Attah, in the statement said the customs area controller, Compt. Yusuf Lawal, listed other contraband seized to include 130 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice valued at N5.4milion and 2,181 cartons of foreign cosmetic products without National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), registration numbers valued at N76million intercepted along the Okada/ Benin express way.
According to the comptroller, the cosmetic products included 457 cartons of simple sensitive skin expert; 790 cartons of facial wash, 232 cartons of Carotone Cream, 574 cartons of various brands of cosmetics and 128 cartons of Revlon Almay Godess Gloss.
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/09/24/customs-intercepts-n9m-fake-malaria-drugs-in-edo/
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