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Customs impounds Indian Hemp, vehicles, others

Harboursandports.com: Lagos--The Federal Operations Unit, Zone “A”, the anti-smuggling arm of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday said that it has impounded 384 parcels of 232 kilograms of Indian Hemp, 13 vehicles, imported rice and other items with Duty Paid Value, DPV, of N334,042,396.08 being smuggled into the country.
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Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, Customs Area Controller of Fed. Operations Unit, F.O.U (r) and Lawal Isiaka, Principle Staff Officer, NDLEA, Lagos Command inspecting the 384 parcels of 232 kilograms of Indian Hemp and some other items intercepted by the unit.

The Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, at a press briefing in Lagos, said that the intercepted goods includes 6,356 bags of 50 kilograms of imported rice, 2,495 cartons of poultry products, two forty footer containers stuffed with 4,982 pieces of used tyres, one forty footer container loaded with 170 cartons of pistons ring compressors, one forty footer container loaded with logs of unprocessed rough wood for export, batteries and many others.
According to him, “The unit through its interventions recovered N273,675,138.75 from duty payments and demand notices, DN, on general goods that tried to beat the system from the seaport, airport and border stations in the guise of false declaration, transfer of value and short change in duty payment to government.”
He noted that the combination of the DPV and the revenue recovered amounted to a cumulative amount collected by the unit to N607,717,535.55 between April and middle of June. He also said that 10 suspects were arrested in connection with the seizures.
The Customs boss pointed out that the Indian Hemp which was concealed in second hand clothes long Iyana-Ipaja, will be handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the spirit of inter agency relations.
The thanked the management team of the Service led by the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rted), for its encouragement and recognition of  hard-work while also commended officers and men of the unit for their dedication to duty which resulted in seizures.
Mohammed urged those still involved in smuggling to turn a new leaf as the unit is ready to tackle them to ensure that such illegal imports are brought to the barest minimum because of the effect of smuggling on the economy of the nation, he concluded.
   



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