Customs Seizes N4.279 billion Drugs at Tin Can Island Port
WALE ADENIYI
By Our Reporter
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday announced the seizure of N4.279bn worth of hard drugs.
The drugs include 56.39 kg of cocaine which value was put at N2,368,380,000 and another 955 kg of Colorado Indica worth N1,911,400,000.
Breakdown of the seized drugs include 65 packets of Colorado Indica weighing 32.5 kg, 17 packets of cocaine weighing 16.690 kg, and 151 packets of Colorado Indica which weighed 107 kg.
The seizures were announced by the Comptroller General of the Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi during a press briefing in Lagos.
The dangerous drugs, including arms and ammunition came from Canada and South Africa.
Among the arms and ammunition were five pistols, 445 rounds of live ammunition and some empty pistol magazines.
Following the seizures, Adeniyi stressed the need for cooperation and advanced strategy in order to strengthen security at the nation’s borders.
According to him, “The interplay between illicit drugs and various criminal activities, including but not limited to kidnapping, banditry, and other nefarious pursuits, is undeniable.”
He pointed out that the Customs Service and the the Nigeria Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been collaborating on statutory obligations of checking smuggling of illicit drugs, adding that this has been yielding results.
The Customs boss said that the importers involved in the imports were yet to be disclosed.
But he added that the Service will do everything possible to get the suspects apprehended.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday announced the seizure of N4.279bn worth of hard drugs.
The drugs include 56.39 kg of cocaine which value was put at N2,368,380,000 and another 955 kg of Colorado Indica worth N1,911,400,000.
Breakdown of the seized drugs include 65 packets of Colorado Indica weighing 32.5 kg, 17 packets of cocaine weighing 16.690 kg, and 151 packets of Colorado Indica which weighed 107 kg.
The seizures were announced by the Comptroller General of the Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi during a press briefing in Lagos.
The dangerous drugs, including arms and ammunition came from Canada and South Africa.
Among the arms and ammunition were five pistols, 445 rounds of live ammunition and some empty pistol magazines.
Following the seizures, Adeniyi stressed the need for cooperation and advanced strategy in order to strengthen security at the nation’s borders.
According to him, “The interplay between illicit drugs and various criminal activities, including but not limited to kidnapping, banditry, and other nefarious pursuits, is undeniable.”
He pointed out that the Customs Service and the the Nigeria Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been collaborating on statutory obligations of checking smuggling of illicit drugs, adding that this has been yielding results.
The Customs boss said that the importers involved in the imports were yet to be disclosed.
But he added that the Service will do everything possible to get the suspects apprehended.
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