NAFDAC seizes N300m banned alcoholic drinks in Lagos

By Chioma Obinna
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized alcoholic beverages worth about N300 million packaged in sachets and small PET bottles of less than 200 millilitres during enforcement raids on major markets in Lagos State.
The operation, which targeted distributors and retailers of the prohibited products, led to the closure of some outlets and the arrest of some operators at Ile-Epo Market.
NAFDAC officials also raided Ojuwoye Market in Mushin and Oke-Arin Market on Lagos Island, where several cartons of the banned alcoholic beverages were evacuated.
The agency said its investigations indicated that some distributors and retail...