Harboursandport.com: Lagos - The Anti-smuggling unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) has intercepted three Mazda Saloon cars loaded with cartridges concealed in sacks of cassava flour.
The cartridges were intercepted by a Special Assignment Team of the Federal
Operations Unit, FOU Zone A who were on information patrol weekend along Igbora
axis of Oyo State.
A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Unit,
Theophilus Duniya, noted that the drivers abandoned their vehicles on sighting
the official vehicle.
The items discovered during physical examination included 751 pieces of
AAA, 70mm live Lion Cartridges, sacks of cassava flour, and sacks of parboiled
rice.
However, the vehicles including their contents have been deposited at
the Unit Headquarters for further investigation.
The Acting Customs Comptroller in Charge of the Unit, Hussein Ejibunu,
called on all patriotic citizens to provide useful and timely information that
would help in combating smuggling.
He said, “Smuggling is the mother of all crimes hence the need to team up
and fight it to the barest minimum”.
“It is an act of sabotage that should not be allowed to fester for a
long time, most especially with the security challenges in the country.
Information is key and germane towards the fight against this cankerworm called
smuggling” he added.
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