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NAFDAC uncovers fake drug factory

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NAFDAC uncovers fake drug factory

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an unfinished building in Asagba Ogwashi community, Aniocha South Council Area of Delta State, where expired injectables were being repackaged

The wife of the prime suspect, Ekene Igwe Emmanuel, who is currently at large, and a neighbor have been arrested in connection with the crime.

The injectables recovered from the two-storey building include eight packs of chloroquine phosphate, which expired in August 2018, and 35 ampules of engometrin that expired in July 2020.

Other recovered injectables include 30 ampules of petazine, 70 ampules of gentamicine, 200 packs of unexpired chloroquine phosphate, 35 ampules of engometrin, 50 ampules of promethazine, 3,000 ampules of unidentified injections wrapped in paper, 1,300 printed packs of injection drugs, two pairs of Sumec generators, and one drum containing nails soaked in liquid substances.

NAFDAC’s Deputy Director in charge of Enforcement and Investigation for the Federal Taskforce, overseeing the South East zone, Pharm. Omoyeni Babantunji, displayed the recovered items before newsmen in Asaba on Tuesday. He said that following credible information, the agency raided the unfinished building and found the suspect’s wife, Blessing, before recovering the expired drugs.

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