The Kano State command of the Nigeria Police Force has announced the interception of 820 cartons of suspected fake and expired drugs in the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday, noting that the drugs were confiscated at Mallam Kato Market in Fagge Local Government Area of the state.
Haruna explained that the drugs were recovered from two warehouses at the market.
He listed the drugs to include 514 cartons of eemistxmin/emstifer syrup, 219 cartons of 5mg Lisinopril tablets, seven cartons of 5mg amlodipine tablets, 87 cartons of 50mg atenol and 40 cartons, three cartons of Frusemide injection.
Haruna said the drugs were evacuated and handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control by a team of detectives deployed to the scene by the state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel.
He charged residents to always report suspicious persons and items to the police for prompt action.
