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Customs Confirms Cocaine Seizure At Tincan Port
The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, has said that the National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed seizure of eight bags of substances, each with 25 pieces cocaine, totaling 214.7 kg.
Disclosing this in a document made available to newsmen in Lagos, the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Uche Ejesieme, said the cocaine was contained in a soft container.
According to him, that particular seizure ranks among the highest so far in the history of the command in terms of volume.
The TinCan Customs image maker in the document explained that the container originated from New Zealand.
The Customs Area Comptroller; Comptroller Yusuf Bashar, noted that this seizure is no doubt a spectacular and remarkable seizure so far, considering the well-articulated intelligence adopted.
The Area comptroller said that all hands were on deck in all ramifications, to ensure that the Tin Can Island post continued to blaze the trail.
“Especially, with the recent commendation letter from the comptroller-General of customs to the management of the command for being at the forefront due to diligence and professionalism,” Bashir said. He noted that the command also generated N207.8 billion between January and October this year.