#jaiyeorie Between January and February, the Nigeria Customs Service's Federal Operations Unit Zone C stated it confiscated unregistered pharmaceutical products and other contraband valued more over N529 million.
Ali Ibrahim, the Zone Comptroller, revealed this while showing the confiscated commodities in Owerri on Thursday, saying that the products included Tramadol.
Six individuals were detained and given administrative bail within the time period under consideration, he said.
Mr Ibrahim revealed that 640 boxes of unlicensed drugs worth N192 million were intercepted in the Okada-Benin axis, transported in a DAF heavy-duty truck and one J5 Transit bus.
On the Umuikaa-Aba Road, he claimed, 1,650 bales of used garments worth N165 million were detained, as well as 181 50kg bags of imported parboiled rice.He stated that on the Umuikaa-Aba Road, 1,650 bales of old garments worth N165 million were detained, while in the Akwa-Ibom-Calabar axis, 181, 50kg bags of imported parboiled rice worth more than N7.2 million were intercepted.
2,239 used pneumatic tyres worth N4.5 million and 36,000 gallons of contraband petroleum products worth N3.6 million were also discovered hidden in polyethylene bags.
Eight exotic vehicles were also seized because they lacked acceptable customs documents.
They comprised one Toyota Hilux truck from each of the years 2017, 2020, and 2021, one Land Cruiser Prado model from 2016, one Toyota Highlander 2014 model, and one Toyota Venza 2016 model, among others.
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