Cameroon police seized fake drugs worth 25 million FCFA in Tiko

A large quantity of fake drugs have been seized by gendarmerie officers in Tiko in the South-West region of the country. The fake, adulterated and expired drugs are the handiwork of a joint Cameroonian and Nigerian traffickers. The drugs estimated at 25 million FCFA were discovered inside a truck officially carrying foodstuffs, including rice and corn flour.

Local markets in the South West region are flooded with fake medications that are sold on the streets of Buea, Muea, Kumba, Mamfe, Limbe Mutenegene, Mundemba including Tiko which is the port of entry for the drugs. Police sources hinted Cameroon Concord that the drugs seized were from Nigeria destined for our local markets and countries in the Sub Saharan region. 

André Mama Fouda, Minister of Public Health, recently lamented during a press conference, the high consumption of adulterated and expired drugs in the country.