The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has begun enforcing its ban on alcoholic beverages sold in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml.
The agency commenced the enforcement by targeting distributors at Rumuokoro Market in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
A statement released by the South-South Zonal Director of NAFDAC, Pharm. Chukwuma Oligbu, and signed by the Public Relations Officer for the zone, Cyril Monye on Friday, confirmed the discovery of large quantities of the prohibited products in two shops during the enforcement exercise.
The banned items, comprising hundreds of cartons of alcoholic drinks in sachets and PET bottles, were put on hold as the traders became confrontational, obstructing efforts to remove the products.
