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Customs arrests five suspects, intercepts tramadol, others worth over N99m

Metrofile by Metrofile
July 5, 2021
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Customs arrests five suspects, intercepts tramadol, others worth over N99m
  • Compt. Yusuf Lawal

By Anthony Nwachukwu

Sequel to their enhanced anti-smuggling operations, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it arrested five suspects in connection with the smuggled contraband items, including tramadol, from April to June, 2021.

The smuggled items said to have been mainly intercepted along the Okada-Benin/Lagos Expressway, included 45 rolls containing 4,500 sachets of 225mg royal brand tramadol, 210x50kg foreign parboiled rice, and 18 parcels of Indian Hemp, with a total duty paid value (DPV) of N99.8 million.

Others were 19,725 sachets of diazepam tablet, 98 bales of used clothing, 220 cartons of foreign tomato paste, 12 cartons of foreign Johnson soap, 240 used tyres and 668 pairs of used shoes.

Deploring the spate of smuggling in the country, Compt. Yusuf Lawal stated in Owerri that though the global phenomenon cannot be completely eradicated, all stakeholders should join hands to reduce it to the barest minimum, according to a statement from the Command Public Relations Officer, Jerome Attah.

He commended the resilience and doggedness of his officers and men, which yielded the result, stating that the negative consequences of tramadol could be far-reaching if it gets into wrong hands, especially at this trying moment in Nigeria.

Lawal also attributed the interceptions to the NCS management’s logistics support, and partnership from the media in sensitising and educating the general public on the evils of smuggling to the nation’s economy, which has led to a drastic reduction of smuggling within the Owerri zone.

Thanking the Nigerian Army, Police and DSS, among other sister-agencies, for the “necessary operational support,” he called for the sustenance of such relationship for better performance in the remaining part of the year.

To the officers and men of the unit, he urged continued diligence and professionalism in their statutory responsibilities, especially by sustaining the anti-smuggling operations and blocking all revenue leakages, irrespective of whatever method of concealment the smugglers might come up with.

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