The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raided hawkers’ and illegal drug sellers’ outlets in some parts of Kaduna State.
Mr Tamanuwa Andrew-Baba, NAFDAC’s Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement, Pharmaceutical Enforcement Directorate, Kaduna State who disclosed this on Friday in Kaduna said during the raid drugs worth more than N10 million were seized and six suspects were arrested.
According to the NAFDAC boss some of the items seized were over-the-counter drugs, which were not supposed to be sold by hawkers.
“We found some hawkers selling drugs, such as Hiegra 200mg, which is above what our agency registers; our agency registers 100mg.
“Most of the drugs seized are sex enhancers, like ‘night rockets’, ‘black diamonds’, ‘double rockets’, ‘AK-47’, and many other herbal products,” he said.
He appealed to residents not to patronize the hawkers, noting that most of the drugs they sold were no longer medicines but toxic substances, which had been exposed to harsh weather conditions.
“We will continue to sensitize members of the public to stop patronizing the hawkers, as what they are selling is not NAFDAC-approved.
“If there is no buyer, then there will be no seller,” he added
Andrew-Baba explained that the raid was conducted to clear out hawkers on the streets, motor parks, and around worship centers, stressing that the raid was conducted following the media sensitization campaign on the dangers of drug hawking and ripening of fruits with calcium carbide.
“We came out to raid hawkers on the streets, motor parks, and worship centers as a fall from our Director-General’s promise.
“She promised we would commence a regional clamp down on all hawkers to ensure people got the right medicines.”
He said the exercise is a warning to others who do not want to repent from the act of drug peddling.
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