Officials of Food and Drugs Authority in Volta Region, Ghana on Friday said they have seized Boxes of drugs, including Tramadol, the popularly abused prescribed-only pain relief, which were being smuggled into Nigeria from Togo. According to Punch, the Volta Regional Director of the FDA, Gordon Akurugu disclosed this while speaking on a Ghanaian show on Friday.
He said the substances were concealed in empty boxes of a popular noodles brand, and were being smuggled through an unapproved route at a point referred to as ‘Kpoglo border’ near Ho, in Ghana.
He explained that the driver of the bus in which the drugs were being transported was intercepted last Saturday, stressing that he had since been arrested.
According to him, the driver was carrying noodles boxes which contained 10 different brands of drugs, including Tramadol. He added that the drugs were worth about GHC100,000 ($22,267.50).
Mr. Akurugu said his outfit was also on the lookout for a cough syrup containing codeine which has been banned from Nigeria in order to prevent its entry into the country. He also called on the general public to expose all illegal routes used by smugglers.
