About 1,198 cartons of recovered unregistered pharmaceutical drugs were seized by the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) Sokoto/ Zamfara Area command who have recently handed them to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Sokoto office.
The drugs comprised 450 cartons of real extra tablets, 405 cartons of sex enhancement drugs, 148 cartons of condoms, and 30 cartons of Vernos chewable drugs.
During a collaborative press briefing held at the State Command, Comptroller Musa Omale highlighted that the handover of the drugs to NAFDAC aligns with the collaboration policy of Comptroller General of Customs, CG Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. NAFDAC holds the legal mandate for the regulation and control of drugs in the country.
The Area Controller explains the danger posed by counterfeit and unregistered pharmaceutical drugs, calling it a “global scourge” that the world is grappling with.
He assured NAFDAC of the Command’s unwavering support in their struggle against counterfeit drugs.
Comptroller Omale strongly cautioned smugglers to discontinue their activities, stating that the command is “battle ready” to curtail such villainous deeds. He made known that “for control, importation of pharmaceutical drugs through the land border is not allowed.”
