Banned sachet alcohol: NAFDAC uncovers hidden factories, fresh production

…Enforcement turns violent; officer escapes stabbing …Manufacturers moved machines, removed signposts to evade arrest By Chioma Obinna Despite the Federal Government’s ban on the production, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Tuesday uncovered what it described as fresh illegal production by manufacturers operating from concealed facilities, alleging that some companies relocated production lines, removed their signboards to evade detection and violently attacked enforcement officers during nationwide raids.

Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, disclosed that enforcement teams recovered banned 100ml PET bottles and rolls of sachet packaging materials bearing production dates as recent as July 23, 2026, which she said proved that some manufacturers were still producing the prohibited products after the ban had fully taken effect.” Adeyeye maintained that the agency would sustain the nationwide mop-up operation until all sachet alcohol and alcoholic beverages packaged in PET bottles below 200ml were removed from circulation.