The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a warehouse where suspected counterfeit Parago candies were allegedly concealed under a tarpaulin and inside cartons bearing the names of other products.

The discovery was captured in a video shared on Thursday, showing NAFDAC officials inspecting the facility and uncovering the sweets hidden among other goods.

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In the footage, an official explained that some of the candies had been packed in cartons labelled “Toy with Candy”, although the products inside were identified as Parago.

“Imagine what we are discovering here in another carton. This same Parago being concealed in a different carton,” the official said.

Pointing to one of the packages, the official added: “Now see the carton name that we have here. Toy with Candy. Whereas the product inside is Parago.”

The official also showed a tarpaulin reportedly filled with the suspected counterfeit products, describing it as another means of concealing the sweets from detection.

“This entire tarpaulin is filled with the products. It has been concealed and it is fully Parago that is in here,” the official said.

The video further showed what the official described as an original carton of Parago allegedly hidden inside a store used for keeping rice.

“This is the original carton of the Parago that was concealed in a store that has rice. This is supposed to be a rice warehouse but here they concealed Parago,” the official said.

The discovery points to an alleged attempt to disguise the identity and storage location of the products to avoid detection during inspections.

However, NAFDAC had yet to release further details about the operation, including the location of the warehouse, the quantity of candies recovered and the identities of those responsible for the facility.

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The agency had also not confirmed whether any arrests had been made or provided details of laboratory tests to establish the authenticity and safety of the recovered products.