Two warehouses with expired drugs were found by NAFDAC in Abia.

 

Two warehouses at No. 269, Sam Mbakwe Road (formerly Faulk’s Road), Aba, stocked with expired drugs, have been uncovered by men of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC.

 

According to the agency's statement, the suspects removed cartons of expired but relabelled drugs before security reinforcements arrived during the raid.

 

According to the agency, 140 tonnes of expired drugs were evicted from the warehouse in Umumeje, Umuocheala, Osisioma LGA, with the exception of products confiscated from drug shops at Ariaria International Market.

 

Laboratory analysis will be carried out on 178 drug samples collected during the operation.