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Fight against pharmaceuticals from smuggling: Mono Couffo Rapid Response Service makes a good catch

In the interests of permanent economic protection, the Director General of Customs and Indirect Rights, Dr. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Inousa BOCO SACCA instructed all Response Services to increase vigilance and strengthen controls.

For example, during service delivery no. 205 of 26 July 2020, agents of the Mono and Couffo Rapid Response Service intercepted on the interstate road Cotonou Hilla-Condji, a Toyota 4RUNNER vehicle registered BS 7555 RB from Togo and going to Cotonou.

When questioned, the driver of the vehicle refused to comply with the agents' injunctions and ran into a leak. Very determined, the elements of the SIR Mono Couffo managed to immobilize the vehicle at the height of Avakpa, Municipality of Allada after the latter struck a slower and took the key to the fields leaving the means of transport.

Immediately after the accident, the formalities of observation were made by the elements of the Republican police and the vehicle was brought back to the headquarters of the Unit where the ecor carried out revealed Twenty-three (23) cartons and two (02) packages of counterfeit pharmaceutical products (Paracetamol 500mg; iangang clear vision 1500mg; Jiangang fruit and vegetable 1500 mg; Jiangang potenzagy 1500mg; Rheumatic and osteoporosis jiangang 1500mg; Jiangang garlic oil soft gels 1500mg; Jinbo cardionascular disease 1g; Piroxicam 10mg; Liquid calcium 1500mg; Jinbo royal Jelly 1000mg; Jiangang super pure spirulina 800 mg; Vitality natural vitamin 1g) weighing around 730 kilograms.

A hat to the elements of the SIR Mono Couffo.