NAFDAC uncovers suspected counterfeit whisky factory in Aba, Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Nigeria’s NAFDAC agency has uncovered a site suspected of producing and packaging counterfeit alcohol in Aba, Abia State, with equipment valued at more than 500 million naira. Agents also seized packaging bearing the names of two whisky brands and around 200 litres of liquid, according to NAFDAC, which said the operator had fled.
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a suspected factory producing counterfeit alcoholic drinks in Aba, Abia State, where the equipment and products seized are valued at more than 500 million naira. The agency announced the operation in a statement published on X on Monday, Vanguard reports.
NAFDAC said its agents found the facility at 25 Omenazu Street in unsanitary conditions, after receiving intelligence about suspected illegal production. The suspected operator fled when the inspection team arrived, abandoning a vehicle containing materials bearing, among other names, that of Sir Edwards.
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