Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- India has taken action against two illegal and highly addictive opioids being sent to West Africa, including Nigeria.

The Indian Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a ban on the drugs, which were being exported by Aveo Pharmaceuticals, a company based in Mumbai.

This came after an investigation revealed that Aveo was illegally shipping a dangerous combination of tapentadol, an opioid, and carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant, to countries like Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote d'Ivoire.

The Indian FDA raided Aveo's factory last week, seizing its entire stock of the drugs and halting production.

In response, the Drugs Controller General of India, Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, revoked the company's permission to manufactu...