The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday said that it intercepted and seized 9,857 parcels (5,338kg) of Cannabis Sativa brought into Nigeria from Ghana through the creeks around Ajah area of Lagos.
Addressing the media in Lagos, acting Controller of the Unit, Hussein Ejibunu explained that upon investigation, the Cannabis Sativa was found to have a Duty Paid Value of over N400m.
According to acting Controller Hussein Ejibunu, “Some of the wares were intercepted for either violating the guidelines on the importation/exportation of goods, concealment, undervaluation, wrong classification and smuggling. Others were seized for contravening policy directives as it is in the case of foreign parboiled rice.
Detentions and seizures recorded within the period under review amounted to 79 seizures, with a total duty paid value of N1,025,905,110 are products of surveillance, intelligence gathering and regular patrols. These were intercepted at different times and locations within border corridors of the South-West Zone.
Notable among the seizures are: 6,861 X 50kg bags of foreign parboiled rice (equivalent to 12 trailer loads); 1,236 jerry cans X 25 litres (30,900 litres) of petroleum; 9,857 parcels (5,338 kg) of cannabis sativa; 2 X 20 of unprocessed wood; 4 units of used vehicles (Tokunbo); 40 X 5 jerry cans of vegetable oil; and 54 bales of second-hand clothing. Four suspects were arrested in connection with some of the intercepted goods. Consequent to the social effect of cannabis sativa on the youths, it becomes very worrisome that a total of 9,857 parcels were seized in a single swoop,” the statement read in part.
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