The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered suspected counterfeit drug packaging materials and unregistered cosmetic products during separate operations in Lagos State.
The agency said the discoveries followed intelligence reports that led its operatives to the Tools and Hardware section of the Trade Fair Complex, where they recovered materials suspected to be intended for packaging of fake medicines.
In videos posted on its official X account on Saturday, NAFDAC displayed packaging materials bearing the names of Augmentin 625mg and Ampliclox capsules, including leaflets and other items associated with the antibiotics.
Materials carrying the name Gordon drinks were also found at the location.
The agency raised concerns over the authenticity of the recovered items, explaining that they were not produced by the original manufacturers.
It particularly pointed out that the Augmentin packaging differed from the original design used by GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, the pharmaceutical company associated with the product.
NAFDAC described the facility as a suspected storage point for counterfeit product packaging, saying the operation was based on credible intelligence.
In another discovery, the agency recovered materials suspected to be connected to the production and packaging of cosmetics that lacked proper labelling and registration.
Among the items were unidentified soap, empty shampoo tubes, packaging bearing the inscription “Turmeric Vitamin C” and containers labelled for moisturising lotion.
NAFDAC discovers fake antibiotics, cosmetic packaging materials in Lagos raid