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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a large-scale counterfeit alcoholic beverage operation at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, seizing products valued at more than ₦2bn.

The agency said its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate carried out the raid on Tuesday following credible intelligence, discovering more than 20 illegal stores allegedly used for counterfeiting and other unlawful activities.


NAFDAC operatives uncover illegal stores allegedly used to counterfeit alcoholic beverages at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex. Credit: X | NafdacAgency

Officers found suspects in the process of blending and counterfeiting popular alcoholic beverage brands, revalidating expired and unsafe beverages for resale, and stockpiling banned imported products.

“Two suspects were apprehended, and products seized and evacuated are valued at over ₦2 billion,” the statement added.



NAFDAC operatives uncover illegal stores allegedly used to counterfeit alcoholic beverages at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex.

The agency warned members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious manufacturing, revalidation or sales of regulated products.

𝐍𝐀𝐅𝐃𝐀𝐂 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐢𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝟐𝐛𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬

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Government should shutdown trade fair before these people kill all of us with fake drugs and drinks

Why are this people so heartless?

It's so unfortunate. Anyone selling packaged poison disguised as alcohol is a murderer and should be treated as such. It is because govt handles such cases with little seriousness that they now want to sell a packaged fraud disguised as a messiah to us. Such audacity.

Richtaiwo:
It's so unfortunate. Anyone selling disguised poison is a murderer and should be treated as such.

those fake producers are worst than Boko haram terrorists, ISWAP and Ipob terrorists combined

Uncover more than 20 gini....Jesus Christ
Is this not enough evidence to shut down the so called trade fair?

90 percent of trade fair items are replicas from drugs to eatable to clothing and accessories

The human heart is desperately wicked. Making dirty money from at the detriment of another man's life

Dis is wickedness...dey should be hanged

Stay away from Alcohol if you can💪👌💯

"Seizes N2b products"

Haba mana! Isn't this an exaggeration?

We need death by hanging for these peeps, that's the only way they will learn. Anyone caught with the product. . . hang them.

Drinks go scarce for this December obleee. . . awon oloriburuku gbogbo, awon omo irankiran!

The perpetrators should be severely punished.

Good job those adulterated drinks are what's currently causing kidney failure everywhere now in nigeria.

They Sha want Lagos men to become pregnant like Enugu men. God no.go gree una.

causewahala:
We need death by hanging for these peeps, that's the only way they will learn. Anyone caught with the product. . . hang them.

Drinks go scarce for this December obleee. . . awon oloriburuku gbogbo, awon omo irankiran!

you want the half of entire tribe gone?

Counterfeit or fake doesn't necessarily mean it's unhealthy. It's a criminal offence and the culprit should be prosecuted.
However, Nafdac should go beyond rabble rousing and go after real but substandard products, adulterated products and unsafe products.

You see,

Fake Products Merchant,
Bandits, Terrorists, Gun Runners,
Kidnappers,
False Rape Accusers, Rapists,
Most Nigerian Politicians,
Most Religious Leaders,
Most Legal Practitioners,


And sadly down to the average man on the street, most deserves to be executed once caught, forgiveness should be arranged once they have crossed to the other side, an eye for an eye in this case is the best for everybody.

Call me brutal, wicked and the likes, tough measures are needed for us to purge our society of this bastards.

Igbo:
Government should shutdown trade fair before these people kill all of us with fake drugs and drinks

And when will they invade mammy barracks not far from trade fair cus that's the number 1 den fake alcoholic products?

Richtaiwo:
It's so unfortunate. Anyone selling packaged poison disguised as alcohol is a murderer and should be treated as such. It is because govt handles such cases with little seriousness that they now want to sell a packaged fraud disguised as a messiah to us. Such audacity.

All this are not even my concerns. I have lived in that area for more than 30yrs. When will NAFDAC invade Mammy market inside Army Barracks just a kilometer from trade fair, cus that's the main den of fake alcohol and other products

Igbo:
those fake producers are worst than Boko haram terrorists, ISWAP and Ipob terrorists combined

Says a hater! Not in support of fake products but when will NAFDAC invade Mammy market inside Army Barracks not far away from trade fair. Cus trade fair is child's play compare to the fake products emanating from mammy market

TheMensch:
Uncover more than 20 gini....Jesus Christ
Is this not enough evidence to shut down the so called trade fair?

And when will they shut down Army Barracks Ojo that's not far from trade fair. Cus what's happening in trade Fair is child's play compare to what's happening inside that Barracks. And it has been going on for more than two decades