Customs Seizes Indian Hemp Worth N279m
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘B’ Federal Operations Unit (FOU), has seized 250 parcels of goods amongst other smuggled goods worth N275.989 million between Dec. 22, 2021, and Jan. 27. PM NEWS reports.
The Comptroller in charge of the zone, Al-Bashir Hamisu, disclosed this in Kaduna, on Thursday.
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He said that the goods seized were 250 parcels of Indian hemp and 60 pieces of foreign Jack knives, among other smuggled goods.Information Guide Nigeria
Hamisu said that it was among the 109 seizures made within the said period.
The zone covers the north western states of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, kano, Kebbi states, alongside Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Sokoto and the FCT in the North central zone.
Hamisu said out of 109 seizures made during the period were 856 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each and that of the total, 316 bags were seized in Sokoto, Katsina and Kwara.
Other items included 474 kegs of 25 litres each of premium motor spirit, 16 units of used vehicles, 92 bales of foreign second hand clothing and 14 bales of new foreign textiles.
Other items impounded by the service, included six units of vehicles as means of conveyance, 44 bags of foreign rice concealed in rice paddy, and 825 cartons of foreign spaghetti and macaroni.
