The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B Kaduna State, says it has intercepted a sack of military uniforms and others  from smugglers with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N628 million in one month.
The zone’s Area Controller, Musa Jalo, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the seizure, said the military wears which were intercepted between March and April 2023, were enroute to Nigeria from the Niger Republic.
He said during the period, the zone made 188 seizures of 17 different contrabands at different locations in the zone.
“Our operatives, while on a stop and search operation, intercepted one Volkswagen Golf driven by a Nigerian citizen along Jibia-Katsina Road.
“During the operation, the officers observed and identified a sack in the vehicle that was later opened, and assorted military camouflage shirts, trousers, and t-shirts were found”, he said.
Jalo added that after further examination and interrogation, the driver was identified to be a Nigerien and was delivering the uniforms to an unknown person in Katsina State.
“The uniforms were counted to be 22 pairs of foreign tactical military camouflage shirts and trousers and another 25 pieces of military camouflage t-shirts”, he added.
According to Jalo, the seized military uniforms have been handed over to the Directorate of Security Services for further investigation and possible prosecution.
“Also, based on credible intelligence, operatives of the unit intercepted one used Mitsubishi Canter with number plate AKR 10 XG conveying sacks of Cannabis Sativa, otherwise known as marijuana, concealed with bags of cassava flakes and sawdust along Bungudu-Tsafe Road in Zamfara State.
“After physical examination, the vehicle was found to contain 46 sacks of Marijuana, with a street value of N2.1 million”, he said.
Jalo said the operatives also intercepted a white narcotic substance together with two male suspects and one locally made pistol at the Maigatari axis of Jigawa State.
He said on further tests of the substance by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kaduna State Command, the illegal substance was discovered to be Opium with a total weight of 422 grams.
“The street value of the Opium substance is N31 million. The 422 grams of Opium substance together with the suspects and one locally-made pistol were handed over to the Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency”, he said.