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70 arrested, 127 pharmacies closed in unlicensed pharmacies crackdown
Pharmacy and Poisons Board Senior Inspector of Drugs, Julius Kaluai (Left), Pharmacy and Poisons Board Coast regional head Dr Agoro Paddy (Right) and officers from the Ministry of Health address a press conference at their Nyali offices in Mombasa after a crackdown on illegally operating pharmacies in the coastal region.
Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group
At least 70 people have been arrested and over 100 cartons of drugs confiscated by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board during a crackdown on illegal drug distribution in the Coastal region.
The joint operation, conducted by the Poisons Board and security agencies, targeted illegal chemists, clinics, herbal medicine stores and cosmetic shops.
