Police bust factory producing fake soft drinks in Anambra state
The Anambra State Police Command has uncovered an illegal factory producing fake soft drinks located in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state.
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Tochukwu Ikenga made this known in a statement explaining that the police operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu carried out the operations.
The statement added that during the operations conducted by the police operatives dismantled several fake drinks branded as “Iyi Obeleagu Juice” and arrested one suspect found at the factory.
Penpushing further reports that Ikenga stated that the products were being manufactured without approval from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, and are considered highly harmful to the health of both adults and children.
“Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, on September 3, 2025, uncovered and dismantled an illegal factory producing toxic fake soft drinks in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area’, the statement said.
“The operatives arrested one Chigozie Okafor, aged 48 years, in connection with the illicit act and recovered several fake juice drinks branded as “Iyi Obeleagu Juice”, which were being manufactured without approval from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. The products are considered highly harmful to the health of both adults and children’, it added
Penpushing also reports that Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered a thorough investigation to track down other perpetrators and bring them to justice.
The statement stated that the police boss the further warned individuals engaging in such criminal activities to desist immediately, as the command will not relent in safeguarding public health.
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