Several shops were sealed in the Ogbete Main Market in Enugu, by operatives of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for allegedly selling fake alcoholic beverages, News About Nigeria reports.
The Director South-East Zone of the agency, Pharm Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this on Monday.
He added that the agency also confiscated a truckload of adulterated products as well as effected arrest of four suspected traders in the process of a well-coordinated raid.
Iluyomade noted that the arrested suspects are already in custody and would be charged to court after ongoing investigation.
According to him, the raid was in furtherance to NAFDAC’s mandate to safeguarding the health of the nation and ridding the South-East of unwholesome, substandard, fake and adulterated products.
The NAFDAC Zonal boss stated that the intensive operation was with active collaboration with the Police, Department of State Services (DSS)and the Nigerian Army which deployed their personnel for the purpose of the well-coordinated raid.
“We stormed the popular Ogbete Main Market, Enugu in Enugu State since Friday and have shut down 100 shops which have been identified for selling fake alcoholic beverages.
“Arrest were made and the suspects are currently in custody.
“This fake wine and alcoholic beverages are being sold to unsuspected customers and the general public but we are determined to rid the market of these unwholesome products,” he stated.
Recall that some months back, the agency also sealed two factories for producing 100-millilitre plastic alcoholic beverages and the lack of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in Enugu State.
