The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has described drug hawkers across the country as dangerous and life threatening, saying they expose essential and life-saving medicines to harsh weather.

Speaking at the flag-off of the NAFDAC media sensitization workshop to the dangers of drug hawking and ripening of fruits with carbide in Lagos, the Director General, NAFDAC, MOJISOLA ADEYEYE, said extreme weather, degrades the active ingredients in medicines, turning them to poisons, and endangering human lives.

According to her, drug hawkers are also the major distributors and suppliers of narcotics to criminal networks, including bandits, insurgents, kidnappers, and armed robbers.

ADEYEYE, who was represented by the Director, Chemical and Research, NAFDAC, LEONARD OMO-KPA-RIOLA, said drug hawkers are a serious threat to our national security.