The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Thursday confirmed in Lagos that most fake and substandard food and drug products imported into the country were sourced from China.
NAFDAC also revealed that drug counterfeiters now operate from markets that deal on other commodities so as not to draw attention of law enforcement agencies on their nefarious activities.
Director General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, at a press briefing in Lagos on the arrest of Mr. Olisemeka Osefoh for the importation of counterfeit medicines worth over N106 million from China, said: “The suspect has been interrogated and his statement taken. He confessed to be in business with a cartel based in China where the products were sourced and stored in their warehouse before being shipped to Nigeria. He has also given investigators information on how the medicines were illegally cleared through Tincan Island Port, Lagos. The counterfeit medicines have been sample against the suspect and he will be prosecuted as soon as investigation is concluded.”
