Customs: 103 Suspects Arrested Over N7bn Contraband

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, the Nigeria Customs Service, says that the unit has arrested 103 suspects in connection with the N7.116bn worth of contraband products between January and June, 2022.

The Acting Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Hussein Ejibunu, said this while addressing journalists recently at the unit in Lagos on the sidelines of the review of its half-year activities.

Giving details of the seized contrabands, he said, “They included: 45, 928 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each, which is equivalent to 77trailer loads; 265, 830 liters of Premium Motor Spirit; 2933 bales of used clothes; 233 cartons of Tramadol 225 mg each and 83packs of 225mg; 65 units of used vehicles; 14, 784 pieces of used tyres; 119 units of used motorcycles; 3659.o5kg of Indian Hemp and 277 cartons of expired alcoholic drinks.”

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He said that a total of N577. 853bn was collected as revenue derived from underpayment within the period under review.

Ejibunu further added that within the period under review, one officer lost his life while 77 of the arrested suspects were granted bail and 16 of them were still in the unit custody.