January 17, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Customs Service in Sokoto State has seized no fewer than 1,198 unregistered drugs and sexual enhancement products in the State.
The Area Comptroller of Sokoto Command, Musa Omale, disclosed this while handing over the seizures to the State Coordinator, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday.
Omale said the drugs included 450 cartons of real extra tablets, 405 cartons of sex enhancement drugs, 148 cartons of condoms, and 30 cartons of vernos chewable drugs, among others.
He noted that the importation of such pharmaceutical drugs should be through the seaport and not the land border.
The Customs boss also said the service had streamlined the importation of all pharmaceutical drugs through designated seaports and were only cleared after meeting the pre-requisite documentation.
While receiving the items, the NAFDAC Coordinator in the State, Garba Abubakar Adamu, commended the Custom for their proactive surveillance and for assisting the Agency in stamping out illicit drugs in the country.
Adamu advised the public to be vigilant of substandard drugs on the streets, adding that the seized drugs were either not registered with relevant agencies or have expired.
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