The Tin-can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, today 1st June, 2017, handed over 2 suspected stolen Range
Rover Suv to Interpol.
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| From: CAC Tin-can Island Command, Bashar Yusuf, DC Enforcement, Tin-can, Dera Nnamdi |
While handing over the vehicles, the Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Command, Comptroller Bashar Yusuf disclosed that the interception
was sequel to intelligence report from
Interpol. He stated that the vehicles loaded in a 1x40ft container No. UACN
548368\1 was imported from Washington D.C in the United States of America and
declared as Toyota Tundra and Chevrolet Cruiz with some bicycles.
The CAC stated
further that based on the intelligence made available to Customs from Interpol,
all consignments from the United States were placed on high surveillance to
ensure that the suspected container is tracked.
“The vessel was monitored from the port of loading to Tincan Island Port
and was intercepted on arrival at the Tincan Island Port”. The vehicles are
Gold coloured Range Rover Suv 2014 with Chasis No.SALGS2VFGEA126188 and one
black coloured Range Rover Suv 2015 with Chasis No. SALGS37FOFA239330.
Speaking while handing over, the controller
expressed the deep commitment of the Nigeria Customs Service to partner and
share intelligence with all agencies both foreign and local in the spirit of
inter-agency collaboration and synergy.
Generally speaking, he was emphatic
that the interception will portray the country in good light considering the
concerted effort of the service in ensuring that the exhibits were tracked. He
reiterated the need for Nigerians to desist from acts capable of bringing the
country to disrepute, particularly in this era of Information Technology where
interception of this nature will be Internet based. He vowed that the Nigeria
Customs Service will resist any attempt by any individual or organization to
use Nigeria as a conduit pipe for illicit transactions and noted that Interpol
Nigeria will subject the vehicles to due diligence investigation through the
Courts and will eventually use their internal mechanisms for repatriation of
the vehicles to the United States
UCHE EJESIEME
Public
Relations Officer,
For:
Customs Area Controller
Nigeria
Customs Service
Tin
Can Island Port
Apapa
– Lagos.
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