The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized alcoholic beverages worth an estimated N300m packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml during enforcement operations in Lagos State
NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Sunday, adding that some distributors and retailers involved in the sale of the prohibited products were arrested.
The agency said the enforcement operations were carried out at Ile-Epo Market, Ojuwoye Market in Mushin and Oke-Arin Market on Lagos Island.
“Officials evacuated several cartons of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml from these locations.
“Distributors and retailers were arrested during operations at Ile-Epo Market, while raids were also conducted at Ojuwoye Market, Mushin, and Oke-Arin Market, Lagos Island,” the statement said.
NAFDAC said investigations revealed that some distributors and retailers were hoarding the prohibited products amid increased demand and rising prices.
The agency said the enforcement was part of efforts to ensure compliance with the ban on the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml.
It warned distributors, retailers and other operators against selling, distributing or hoarding the prohibited products.
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