The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has seized 12 containers filled with expired and regulated pharmaceutical products, valued at ₦1.8 billion. Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, announced the significant bust on Thursday, emphasizing the dangers these drugs posed if they had reached the public.
The expired drugs, which included tramadol and codeine, lacked necessary regulatory approvals such as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) number. Some containers also contained falsely declared goods aimed at evading duty payments, a practice classified as smuggling.
In addition to the pharmaceuticals, two containers were found carrying 27,540 cutlasses. Adeniyi commended the Apapa command’s diligent efforts and urged port users to adhere to legal trading practices. He assured the public that the NCS would continue to conduct thorough inspections to keep harmful goods out of the country.
