The Western Marine
Command  of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),  last Tuesday in Lagos destroyed 210 cartons of frozen turkey with duty paid value of N1.3 million.
Mr Benjamin Binga, the Deputy-Controller of the Command, represented the Controller, Mr Zakka Audu, said that the seizures where made in two batches at the Yekeme and Badagry outstations.
He told the newsmen that the smugglers continued their illegal activities in spite of regular seizure of their goods.
“It is bad enough to think that these smugglers have taken this as if farmers are going to harvest in their farms.
“How can somebody continue to put capital together for purposes of smuggling, knowing that they will lose everything when they are caught,” Binga said.
The officer assured that the command would not relent in frustrating the efforts of the smugglers since they were bent on destroying the nation’s economy.
“These smugglers don’t mean well for Nigeria, so we cannot let them be at peace with their acts.
“They can continue, but we are ever ready for them,” Binga said.
The Tide reports that a representative of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mr Adamu Isiaku, witnessed the destruction.
“It is statutory for NAFDAC to witness this type of exercise, so that they can make their reports based on first-hand information,” Binga said.