The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Ikeja said it intercepted 3,500 bags of foreign parboiled rice equivalent to six trailer loads and other contrabands worth N1.7bn in the last four weeks.
The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this while showcasing some of the seized contrabands at Ikeja on Friday.
He stressed that within the period under review, a total of 102 enforcement interventions were recorded, leading to the interception of a wide range of prohibited and smuggled goods.
Giving details of the seizures, Adeniyi added that other contrabands seized within the period under review, include “304kg of cannabis sativa, 7,900 liters of Premium Motor Spirit, 54 bags and 20 bales of used clothing, 41 sacks and bags of used footwear, 14 units of used vehicles, 148 pieces of used tyres, 42 used gas cylinders, 31 units of air conditioning systems, 95 cartons of frozen poultry products.”
He added that other notable seizures include a 40ft container with a container fully loaded with used tyres, with one 20ft container containing medications.
“Others were two 40ft containers and a truck with a container body conveying used fridges, foreign supermarket items, and used clothes. The duty paid value of all intercepted items stands at N1.78b,” Adeniyi said.
Adeniyi explained that in addition to the enforcement duties, the unit also ensured compliance with import and export regulations.
