Customs Seize Cocaine Worth Over N3.9 billion In Bus Conveying Religious Books

Guy of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Seme Area Command have actually taken drug valued at N3.9 billion.A statement released by the representative for the command, Hussain Abdullahi, says the controlled substances weighing 11.913 kilogrammes were found in a bus conveying spiritual books. According to the declaration, a sizeable

quantity of petroleum items packaged in sacks were likewise obstructed by the operatives.The Statement Reads;”The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has actually initiated offending patrol against

the smuggling of petroleum items along the creeks within the Seme and Badagry axis. This renewed effort led to the interception of large amounts of petroleum products packaged in sacks on Wednesday, 26 January 2022. The abovementioned items were effectively evacuated to the command premises where an assessment was carried out.

1,065 jerrycans of petroleum products, equivalent to 31,950 litres were discovered with a Duty Paid Value of N10,041,198. In the same vein, officers and men of the command while conducting stop and search along Seme-Badagry Expressway obstructed 11 parcels

of compound thought to be cocaine in a Ford Transit bus conveying religious books. One suspect has been apprehended in connection with the seizure.While showcasing the seizure, the Customs Area Controller, Mr Bello Mohammed Jibo, discussed that the substance was obstructed at about 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 23.

The substance was subjected to evaluate and verification by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and was found

to be cocaine weighing 11.913 kg.” ToriNG