Customs Impounds N900m Worth Contraband In Three Months 

The Western Marine Command (WMC) of the Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) said it has successfully  impounded contraband goods valued at over N900 million, from August to October 2023.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Customs Superintendent, Mailafiya Magaji, who disclosed this in a statement to newsmen, said the WMC executed rigorous border enforcement and regulatory activities during this period, resulting in the arrest and seizure of significant illegal goods.
“During the operations, officers and men of the WMC confiscated 17 sacks containing 1,199 loaves of Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana) totaling 663.5kg in September and October 2023.
He said the arrests were conducted along the Moba waterways and Sanki Beach Axis on the 31st of August 2023 and the 4th of October 2023.
“Under the leadership of Comptroller Odaudu Salefu, WMC also apprehended 66,000 capsules of 225mg tramadol and 1,257 sacks of foreign parboiled rice, collectively exceeding a duty paid value of N50 million.
According to him, the Command seized 3,750 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) during two separate arrests on the 27th of October 2023.
Recall that in August 2023, the WMC seized 103 sacks containing 8,240 loaves of Cannabis Sativa, and promptly handed it over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on the 7th of September, 2023.

By Chinedu Wosu