NAFDAC Finally Catch Baba of Fake Drugs for Aba – See How Dem Burst Di Biggest Medicine Cartel for Southeast

For years, pipu wey dey buy drugs for Aba no know say dem dey chop fake paracetamol with small chalk plus sugar join. But baba wey don turn fake drugs to family business don finally jam him waterloo. NAFDAC no play this time – dem carry intelligence, undercover agents and better local sense take track di ogbonge man wey dey run fake pharmaceutical empire for di heart of Abia.

Di oga for NAFDAC tok say di man don dey operate like native doctor, mixing chalk, starch and expired tablets inside fake packs wey resemble original medicine. According to dem, na community complaints and several “why this malaria drug no dey work?” wey make NAFDAC begin trace wetin dey sup for Aba. After small padi work, dem begin track delivery van wey dey supply hospitals and chemists fake medicine wey carry foreign labels.

One of di NAFDAC officials wey go mission talk say di scene wey dem meet for di warehouse na like horror movie — plenty sachets of “Panadol”, “Ampiclox” and “Cough syrup” full everywhere, but na only the name resemble original. Di content na wash! Some even get expiry date for 2026 but dem manufacture am last week for one corner with generator wey dey cough black smoke.

INSIDE DI EMPIRE – HOW DI MAN TAKE DEY RUN ILLEGAL DRUG FACTORY LIKE MAFIA BOSS

Dis no be ordinary corner-side mixing, oh. Di fake drug empire get structure pass local government. E get supervisor, security, packaging boys, and even delivery dispatch riders wey wear lab coat. For inside di warehouse, NAFDAC discover big machine wey dem use mix and package drugs, with labels imported from China and India.

Dem say na one former pharmacist wey NAFDAC disqualify years ago na him dey supply formula and technical know-how to di fake drug cartel. He dey collect monthly salary and also dey train new workers on how to package fake malaria tablets wey go make pipu believe say na original. Some of di drugs wey dem catch even get NAFDAC number – but na fake print!

Meanwhile, di boss of di empire dey live like king. Him house get CCTV, bulletproof gate and underground room wey e dey hide whenever e hear say “officials dey town.” But this time around, NAFDAC no give am chance. Dem use tracking device collect him phone location, trail am from one beer parlour to one hotel and finally jam am for him second warehouse near Ariaria market.

AFTERMATH: HOW PIPU REACT + NAFDAC WARN OTHERS TO NO TRY NONSENSE AGAIN

As dem break di tori say dem don catch di fake drug kingpin, di whole of Aba scatter. Plenty pipu wey don dey use e drugs dey fear say na dem remain for judgment day. One mama cry say she give her pikin cough syrup from one of di seized product, and di boy just dey sleep anyhow since two days. Another man say he don dey wonder why malaria no dey go even after taking complete dosage — now he know why.

NAFDAC don carry loudspeaker go round market to warn all sellers say make dem stop to buy cheap drugs from backyard supply chain. Dem also advise pipu to dey check NAFDAC registration number online before dem buy any drug. According to di DG of NAFDAC, dem go continue di raid and no fake drug pikin go escape again.

Meanwhile, social media don catch fire. Some people dey hail NAFDAC say “una try finally”, while others dey demand life imprisonment for di fake drug baba. As for now, di man dey custody and him dey sing like parrot, mention names of other fake drug lords for different parts of Nigeria. NAFDAC say di next stop na Onitsha and Lagos — so fake drug pipu, better begin pack your load.