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Customs Seizes N682m Drugs Falsely Declared As Used Vehicles

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tincan Island Port Command has intercepted three containers laden with 684 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 341.025kg with a street value of N682 million.

It was revealed that the importer of the contraband falsely declared the consignments as used vehicles.
The containers were shipped into the country onboard vessels belonging to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to Tincan Island Port.

The Area Controller ofthe command, Dera Nnadi handed over the seizures to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday in furtherance of existing interagency collaboration and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the NDLEA and NCS.

Nnadi explained: “This occasion offers us the opportunity to unveil three seizures in Tin-Can Island Area Command. At the time of processing the intelligence, system profiling indicated that a declaration was made on an SGD Number withheld on 30-07-2024, listing three used vehicles.

“Also, another 100 per cent physical examination was conducted on container with number MSMU 602957/0 (1X40FT) on 8 Aug 2024 and the examination revealed 532 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 265.025kg.

In the coming weeks, it is our hope and desire to hand over several other containers of similar nature after consultations with Customs headquarters.

“In the interim, the command having received actionable intelligence on the suspected importation of illicit dangerous drugs from one of the source countries, intercepted the three containers which we are showcasing today.”

He noted that joint a100 per cent physical examination was conducted on container on the 2nd of August 2024 and the examination revealed 77 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 38.5kg.
He stressed that at the time of processing the intelligence, no declaration had been entered.

Nnadi added: “The command and indeed the service will deploy all necessary resources and strategies at our disposal and in collaboration with other security and other regulatory agencies check the menace of illegal importation of illicit and dangerous substances. We are more than committed to deliver on this mandate.”

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