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| A display of multiple packages of Cocaine inside the container |
By Stella Okocha
Harboursandportcom:Lagos-Nigeria: November 11, 2025: The Port and Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday displayed multiple packs of cocaine shipped in a container, valued at ₦29.4 billion at the Command.
The Customs Area Controller of the command, Compt. Joe Anani, who showcased the illicit drug to newsmen, said the interception followed a report from the PTML terminal operator, who discovered suspicious packages in one of the 39 empty containers meant for export loading.
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| Compt. Joe Anani addressing the press alongside some NDLEA officials |
The PTML command boss, explained that 50 packages containing 20 parcels each were uncovered during the inspection, while rapid tests confirmed the contents as cocaine, weighing a total of 1,000 kilograms (one tonne), with a duty paid value of ₦29,403,738,000.
He also disclosed that the 1x20ft container with number GCNU1332851, which was brought in from Freetown, Sierra Leone, was flagged during a routine disinfection exercise on October 7, 2025.
According to Anani, “the terminal operator alerted the command immediately, and a joint examination was conducted alongside officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Department of State Services, Police Anti-Bomb Squad and other agencies.”
Anani who described the incident as one of the most “mysterious cocaine interceptions” in the NCS’ history, highlighting that no arrest had yet been made, since the container had no consignee linked to it.
He went further to clarify that the container did not arrive Nigeria as an import consignment but was “part of a batch of empty containers brought in by the terminal operator for export purposes.”
He also commended the PTML terminal operator for promptly reporting the situation, and also commended the collaboration between security agencies in the operation.
He added that the seizure underscored the high level of cooperation and vigilance among the officers, terminal operators and sister-security agencies.
The CAC further reassured the pressmen of the command’s commitment to protecting the integrity of Nigeria’s ports and ensuring that PTML remains a no-go area for prohibited imports and exports.
Compt Anani concluded by conducting a brief handover of the seized drugs to NDLEA for further investigation and necessary actions.
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