Several chemists closed in New crackdown, 24 pharmacists arrested.
Several chemists closed in New crackdown: Police in Nairobi have arrested 24 fake pharmacists and shut down 30 illegal pharmaceutical outlets as part of an operation led by officials from the Poisons and Pharmacy Board (PPB) targeting illegal chemists.
The arrested individuals will be arraigned and charged for offenses under the PPB Act, which prohibits operating a pharmaceutical business without a license from the Board.
“Since we started the operation last week on Monday, so far we have been able to arrest 24 persons and managed to close 30 pharmaceutical outlets,” PPB Inspector Dr. Tom Mwangi said.
Mwangi underscored that illegal pharmaceutical outlets pose a significant health risk since they do not adhere to standards set by PPB, further arguing that some of the outlets are sometimes used as channels for the sale of illegal drugs, including narcotics.
Mwangi stated, ”You will find there will be sale of medicines without prescription which promotes even sale of narcotics and psychotropic substances without prescriptions,”
“We want to tell the public that this operation will go on continuously to ensure that we totally read the country of these illegal pharmaceutical outlets,” he added.
Additionally, PPB head of enforcement and surveillance Dr. Julius Kaluai Mwangi stated that the operation will extend to all remaining 46 counties, underscoring that regional PPB coordinators will lead the crackdown across counties.
Also read Haiti Gang Leader Killed in Shootout