Customs Seizes Truck With N7.33m Contraband

The Zone ‘C’ of the Fed
eral Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service has confiscated a truck-load of contraband foodstuffs worth N7.33 million.
The Area Controller of the zone, Mr Victor Dimka, told newsmen that the truck was intercepted on the Umuahia-Aba road.
Dimka said the truck was laden with 619 parboiled rice and 47 bags of beans.
The controller said that though no arrest has been made, investigation was ongoing to determine the owner of the consignment and the truck.
“The rice and the beans and the means of conveyance have been seized and fortified according to the Customs and Excise Management Act.
“No arrest was made but investigations are ongoing and the perpetrators will be made to face the law.
“Smuggling is on the rise during “ember’’ months because people want to bring in things to sell during the Yuletide but my men are equal to the task,’’ he said.
The customs boss advised Nigerians, especially the youth, to look for legitimate jobs rather than engage in smuggling.
He said the customs, more than ever, were equipped and informed to tackle smuggling and bring it to the barest minimum in the country.