The Federal Operations Unit Zone “A” of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 9,504 bags of 50kg parboiled rice among other contrabands and import prohibited items in the last one month.
The seized items include 21 exotic cars, 9,504 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 436 Jerry cans of vegetable oil, 333 cartons of frozen poultry products, 287 bales of used clothing and 198 pieces of used tyres, among others.
The Unit added that it recovered N67, 375, 070, .05 in the course of the seizures.
The Service said that the items had Duty Paid Value (DPV) of One Billion, one hundred and twenty million, seven hundred and fourteen thousand, three hundred and thirty eight Naira, twelve Lobo. (N1,120, 714, 338.12).
While conducting journalists round the seizures, the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba said while some of the items were intercepted along Ijebu Ode expressway, in Ogun state, others were evacuated from Oluwalogbon Motors in Ikeja, Lagos based on credible information.
He added that ten suspects were arrested in connection with all the seizures saying some had been released on administrative bail while the rest were still held up in the service detention facility.
Mohammed maintained that the officers and men of the command intercepted an Iveco Truck with registration number LAM 283 LG along Ijebu Ode Road carrying 498 cartons of CSP Codeine Cough Syrup 100 ml with each carton containing 200 bottles.
He said the substance is valued at one hundred and ninety nine million, two hundred thousand naira only with two suspects in its custody.
He further stated that the substance and the suspects would be handed over to the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for further investigation and prosecution in court of competent jurisdiction.
Mohammed said, “Also, two containers were seized while 1/40 container with no PCIU922650/8 was seized for carrying 525 bales of second hand clothing as against used more cycles declared in SGD.
“A forty container with number PCIU871664/5 was seized for carrying eleven jumbo bales of jeans, 365 cartons of new clippers,, 145 cartons of new bags as against adhesive dressing declared.
