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Burkina Faso : Burkina Faso police seize almost 30 tons of illicit pharmaceuticals -

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Police report that they seized: “142 square meters, or 28.40 tons, of illicit pharmaceuticals during raids at the end of January and the beginning of February in Ouagadougou.” The main types of medicines seized were painkillers, antimalarial medicines, antibiotics, vitamins and comfort products. The traffickers were importing the products from Asia, via Nigeria, Ghana and Togo and then selling them on the Burkina Faso black market.

Source : www.afrique7.com

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