THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Lagos, decried the nefarious activities of drug hawkers’ nationwide, warning that any hawker arrested by the agency will be prosecuted and will face a jail term.It was gathered was announced in Lagos during a sensitisation workshop on “Dangers of Drug Hawking and Ripening of Fruits with Carbide” by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Christianah Adeyeye, who said the Agency’s enforcement officers are currently carrying out a synchronised nationwide operation.
This was announced in Lagos during a sensitisation workshop on “Dangers of Drug Hawking and Ripening of Fruits with Carbide” by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Christianah Adeyeye, who said the Agency’s enforcement officers are currently carrying out a synchronised nationwide operation.
Adeyeye maintained that no offender would be spared from facing the full wrath of the Law.
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Represented by the Director of Chemical Evaluation & Research, Dr Leonard Omokpariola, she explained that the menace of drug hawking poses a serious challenge to Healthcare Delivery System, hence the need to eradicate the illicit trade.
In her words: “Most of the drugs sold by the hawkers are counterfeit, substandard or expired, and do not meet the quality, safety and efficacy requirement of regulated medicines. Prescription drugs are also sold by itinerant hawkers who also hold consultations, and recommend and prescribe medicines to their gullible “patients”.
She added that drug hawkers are also the major distributors and suppliers of narcotic medicines to criminal networks such as armed bandits, insurgents, kidnappers and armed robbers, and constitute a serious threat to national security.
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