Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C Command of the Nigeria Customs Service secured N5.3 billion in seizures in 2023.
Comptroller Kayode Kolade disclosed this in a press release which reviewed the Command’s actions since January final yr.
A number of the objects seized had been pangolin scales, overseas parboiled rice, hashish sativa (Indian hemp), faux pharmaceutical merchandise, tramadol, used autos, used tyres, used clothes and explosive uncooked supplies, amongst others.
He famous that the instructions within the South East and South South, together with Bayelsa, Port Harcourt 1 and a couple of, Edo, Delta, Cross River and Akwa Ibom, intensified clampdown towards smugglers leading to big seizures within the referenced interval.
“The unit underneath his watch additionally arrested 13 suspected smugglers in the course of the interval.
“The worth of the products intercepted was N2.7 billion, whereas the stability of N61.4 million was for demand notices the Command raised primarily based on some infractions”, the assertion added.
