The Souq al-Jumu’ah branch of the Food and Drug Control Center announced the raid of a shop selling a narcotic substance known as “Neffa” to middle school students. The shop’s owner, an Egyptian expatriate, had been promoting it as a normal and legally sold product opposite a middle school in the area.
The Center explained that the head of the Souq al-Jumu’ah control unit, Abu Bakr Marwan, accompanied by the unit’s inspectors, the municipal mayor, and the Municipal Guard, carried out an inspection in response to a report filed by the school principal and a student’s guardian. This came after the child exhibited strange symptoms as a result of using the substance.
The statement indicated that the inspection team went to the shop’s location and seized the entire confiscated quantity. The shop owner admitted to selling it, and several students from the school confirmed they had consumed it, believing it was a legally consumable product.
The Food and Drug Control Center confirmed the immediate closure of the shop and the referral of its owner to the Public Prosecution to take the necessary legal action. It stressed the continuation of its inspection campaigns to protect the health of students and the community from the circulation of any harmful or prohibited products.