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Ogun Customs intercepts 11 trucks of foreign rice, contrabands

The Ogun Area 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) revealed that it intercepted a total of 6,743 bags of foreign parboiled rice, weigh...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief March 14, 2023
Updated March 14, 2023 at 5:51 PM
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Ogun Customs intercepts 11 truckloads of foreign rice, other contraband
The Ogun Area 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) revealed that it intercepted a total of 6,743 bags of foreign parboiled rice, weighing 50kg each, between January and February 2023. The contraband with Duty Payable Value worth over N231m was recorded in 115 seizures carried out by the anti-smuggling operatives of the command. The controller of the Ogun Area 1 Command, Bamidele Makinde, made this disclosure while briefing journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Other seizures made at different locations in the state, including 19,806 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), 18 units of used vehicles used for the conveyance of smuggled goods, 64 sacks of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp concealed in 824 wraps of book, bread, and coconut sizes. 

Other seized items included 10 big pieces and 19 small pieces of artefacts, 73 bales of second-hand clothing, 900 pieces of foreign-used tires, and 520 cartons of foreign poultry products, among others.

The command generated a total sum of N28,445,757m as revenue through import duties, auction sales of scrap vehicles, and seized petroleum products between January and February 2023. Makinde assured investors and stakeholders of his command's continuous support in all aspects of their trading activities. 

However, he declared that NCS Ogun Area 1 remained committed to facilitating legitimate trade and warned recalcitrant and would-be smugglers to steer clear of smuggling activities. Anyone caught in the act would face the full weight of the law.

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