The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its operatives have uncovered a suspected illegal herbal product manufacturing facility in Agege, Lagos State.
The agency also announced the recovery of equipment, materials and components valued at more than N500 million from the facility.
In a statement on Wednesday, the agency said the discovery followed a report published by The Guardian on October 10, 2026, concerning herbal products bearing falsified NAFDAC registration numbers.
NAFDAC said its investigative team conducted surveillance and discovered three variants of Asheitu Adams Bitters bearing the registration number A7-1827L.
“Verification through NAFDAC’s NAPAMS portal revealed that the registration number belongs to Greentol Cough Syrup, confirming its fraudulent use on the herbal products,” the statement reads.
“The company’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer was absent during the operation, while the company manager was arrested for further interrogation.”
The discovery comes days after NAFDAC uncovered a suspected counterfeit alcoholic drinks production facility in Abia State.
In a post on X on Monday, the agency said its officials discovered the facility following credible intelligence and found it operating under unhygienic conditions.
NAFDAC said the suspected operator fled upon the arrival of its team, abandoning a vehicle containing packaging materials bearing the names of Sir Edwards Scotch Whisky and Scottish Hills Whisky, empty bottles and a drum containing about 200 litres of liquid.
The agency said its officials also recovered packaging materials, bottle caps, sealing machines, cartons, empty bottles, tanks containing various liquid mixtures and dirty sieves suspected to have been used in production process.
It added that plastic buckets and 200-litre drums containing ethanol, as well as tree bark immersed in ethanol, were found at the facility.
