Customs Seizes N190m Cannabis, Rice Concealed in Wooden Boat
CUSTOMS CG
By Shipping Day Reporter
Cannabis and rice concealed in wooden boat have been seized by the Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
The cannabis in 32 sacks were seized at Oko-Aja beach, according to the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Abubakar Umar during a briefing with newsmen on Thursday.
Umar put the street value of the drugs which were seized in March 20 at N168,000,000.00.
Other items seized were 838 bags of foreign parboiled rice which he said may have been smuggled into the country from Benin Republic.
The Duty Paid Value of the rice was put at N29, 684, 000.00.
Other items seized since he assumed office in February were Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 8 kegs of Spaghetti noodles, 250 sachets of pepper onion tomato, 71 pairs of second hand shoes, 10 sacks of second hand clothing, 4 boats and 2 engines described as means of transportation.
The seized drugs were handed over to the officials of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Cannabis and rice concealed in wooden boat have been seized by the Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).
The cannabis in 32 sacks were seized at Oko-Aja beach, according to the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Abubakar Umar during a briefing with newsmen on Thursday.
Umar put the street value of the drugs which were seized in March 20 at N168,000,000.00.
Other items seized were 838 bags of foreign parboiled rice which he said may have been smuggled into the country from Benin Republic.
The Duty Paid Value of the rice was put at N29, 684, 000.00.
Other items seized since he assumed office in February were Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 8 kegs of Spaghetti noodles, 250 sachets of pepper onion tomato, 71 pairs of second hand shoes, 10 sacks of second hand clothing, 4 boats and 2 engines described as means of transportation.
The seized drugs were handed over to the officials of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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