Customs Hits Hard on Illicit Importers, Intercepts N4.1bn Worth of Drugs at Tin Can Ports
CGC Adewale Adeniyi and the Tin Can Customs Controller, Nnadi Dera, other customs officials and NDLEA officials at the display of the seizures on Thursday in Lagos..
By Our Reporter
It was a big blow on a syndicate specialising in importation of illicit drugs with the seizure of N4.1bn worth of the items announced by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday in Lagos.
The Comptroller-General of the NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, at a news conference said that the Service seized illicit drugs and pharmaceutical products valued at over N4. 1 bn as part of its efforts to check nefarious activities of some importers.
Adeniyi said that the seizures were as a result of the determination of the Customs to protect the nation’s ports and borders from illegal shipment of drugs, arms, wildlife, and petroleum products.
The details of the seizures according to him include – “Container 1 (40ft): Disguised within were 3 plastic drums containing packets of Cannabis Indica and 46 bags totaling 2,144 packets, with a combined weight of 1,072 kilograms. The estimated street value of these seized substances is N3,216,000,000.00 (Three Billion Two Hundred Sixteen Million Naira).
– Container 2 (40ft): Originating from India, this shipment contained 877 cartons of Barcadin cough syrup with codeine (each carton holding 200 bottles of 100ml) and 82 cartons of Really Extra Diclofenac Sodium 50mg tablets (with 600 packs per carton). The approximate street value of the intercepted cough syrup is N964,339,348.00 (Nine Hundred and Sixty Four Million, Three Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Eight Naira)”.
The CGC said the misuse of the substances like Cannabis Indica and codeine poses grave threats to our society.
Reaffirming the commitment of the Service to combating criminal networks working on undermining national security and economic stability through such importations, he added that the items were capable of endangering public health as well as fuelling criminal activities and instability in the society.
He said that the Service will also remain steadfast in its commitment to dismantle criminal operations.
Noting the cooperation of the Nigeria Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the seizure, the Customs boss called on all patriotic Nigerians to engage solely in legitimate business activities.
It was a big blow on a syndicate specialising in importation of illicit drugs with the seizure of N4.1bn worth of the items announced by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday in Lagos.
The Comptroller-General of the NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, at a news conference said that the Service seized illicit drugs and pharmaceutical products valued at over N4. 1 bn as part of its efforts to check nefarious activities of some importers.
Adeniyi said that the seizures were as a result of the determination of the Customs to protect the nation’s ports and borders from illegal shipment of drugs, arms, wildlife, and petroleum products.
The details of the seizures according to him include – “Container 1 (40ft): Disguised within were 3 plastic drums containing packets of Cannabis Indica and 46 bags totaling 2,144 packets, with a combined weight of 1,072 kilograms. The estimated street value of these seized substances is N3,216,000,000.00 (Three Billion Two Hundred Sixteen Million Naira).
– Container 2 (40ft): Originating from India, this shipment contained 877 cartons of Barcadin cough syrup with codeine (each carton holding 200 bottles of 100ml) and 82 cartons of Really Extra Diclofenac Sodium 50mg tablets (with 600 packs per carton). The approximate street value of the intercepted cough syrup is N964,339,348.00 (Nine Hundred and Sixty Four Million, Three Hundred and Thirty Nine Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty Eight Naira)”.
The CGC said the misuse of the substances like Cannabis Indica and codeine poses grave threats to our society.
Reaffirming the commitment of the Service to combating criminal networks working on undermining national security and economic stability through such importations, he added that the items were capable of endangering public health as well as fuelling criminal activities and instability in the society.
He said that the Service will also remain steadfast in its commitment to dismantle criminal operations.
Noting the cooperation of the Nigeria Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the seizure, the Customs boss called on all patriotic Nigerians to engage solely in legitimate business activities.
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