The anti-smuggling unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, the Federal Operations Unit, FOU zone "A" has intercepted contraband goods with Duty Paid Value, DPV of N1.12 billion 13th June and 24th July, 2018.
Amongst the items seized is a truck load of banned drug, CSP Codeine cough syrup, usually abused by Nigerian youths.
Othe seized items includes 21 exotic vehicles, 15 trailers of imported rice, 436 Jerry cans of vegetable oil, 333 cartoons of frozen poultry products, 287 bales of used clothes and 198 pieces of used tyres.
The enforcement arm of
the service said that the unit also recovered N67. 3 million for the government
from those trying to beat the system within the period under review.
Mohammed said while some
of the items were intercepted along Ijebu Ode expressway, in Ogun state, others
were evacuated from Oluwalogbon Motors in Ikeja, Lagos based on intelligence
report.
He added that ten
suspects were arrested in connection with all the seizures saying some had been
released on administrative bail while the rest were still held up in the
service detention facility.
Mohammed pointed out that
the officers and men of the command intercepted an Iveco Truck with
registration number LAM 283 LG along Ijebu Ode Road carrying 498 cartons of CSP
Codeine Cough Syrup 100 ml with each carton containing 200 bottles.
He said the substance is
valued at over N199 million with two suspects in its custody.
He further stated that
the substance and the suspects would be handed over to the National Agency for
Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for furthe investigation and
prosecution in court of competent jurisdiction.
Mohammed said,
"Also, two containers were seized while 1/40 container with no
PCIU922650/8 was seized for carrying 525 bales of second hand clothing as
against used more cycles declared in SGD,
"A forty container
with number PCIU871664/5 was seized for carrying eleven jumbo bales of jeans,
365 cartons of new clippers,, 145 cartons of new bags as against adhesive
dressing declared.
"Within the period
under review, we have also recovered sixty seven million, three hundred and
seventy five kobo. Ten suspects have been arrested in connection with these 143
seizures," he stated.
In line with the
Presidential directive, the comptroller noted that the service has been
directed to evacuate and distribute the following items for onward delivery to
Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State by the Nigerian Army Corps of
Supply and Transport NACST; 11,579 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each,
627 and 485 jerry cans of vegetable oil of 25 litres and 5 litres respectively.
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