Ogun Customs Seized N229m Contraband In One Week -Controller
The Nigeria Customs Service Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, Ogun State, has within one week made seizures of contraband with duty paid value of N229, 112, 424
Shuaibu who just resumed last week as the new controller for the command listed some of the contraband to include 2,169 bags of 50kg rice, 1128 parcels of cannabis sativa commonly known as marijuana weighing 1,109.3kg as well as 21 bales and two sacks of used clothes.
Others are 166 pieces of pneumatic tyres, 360 cartons of imported shoes, 250 kegs of PMS weighing 25 litres each, 20 units of vehicles used for conveyance and a foreign used vehicle of 2012 model Toyota Highlander.
Shuaibu explained, “These seizures were made at strategic locations, including Idiroko, Ilaro, Alamala-Rounda axis, Obada Oko-Abeokuta axis, Abule Kazeem-Abeokuta axis and Imeko-Afon axis, which is known as a smuggling hotspot.”
He said that the seizures underscore the strong resolve of the command’s operatives “in dismantling the smuggling networks that undermine our economy, endanger lives, and hinder local industries”.
