Harboursandport.com: Lagos - The Tin-can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has intercepted a large quantity of suspected hard drugs in a 1×40 foot container with number Mscu 1751320 during a routine examination at the Tin-can Port.
Relying on the established collaboration and synergy of its Standard Operating
Procedure, SOP, the NDLEA acting on intelligence about the container which has
been on their radar, notified the Customs Area Controller, CAC Abdullahi Musa
of their strong suspicion that the said container was laden with concealed hard
drugs.
A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Uche
Ejesieme noted that “following the development, the Customs boss, directed
that the container be transferred to the Enforcement Unit of the Command
on Monday the 6th of September 2021 where a 100 per cent physical examination
was carried and which revealed the following:
“1,506 cartons of Barcadine Codeine (100 bottles per carton of 100ml)
each, 189 cartons of 100 packs per carton of really extra (pain and fever
tablets) and 47 cartons of 6 packs of 3pieces each.
“Sequel to this, the container was impounded and will be handed over to
the National Drug law enforcement Agency in line with section 169 of the
customs and excise management Act cap c45 laws of the Federal Republic 2004 as
amended.
“It is instructive to reiterate that the renewed and strengthened
partnership with sister Agencies in the port has continually yielded expected
results and the command will leverage on that to decimate the activities of
these criminal gangs and their supply chain.
“It is also pertinent to note that young Nigerians are addicted to Codeine
Syrup - a medicine that is become a street drug, excessive consumption of which
can cause psychosis and organ failure.
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