Customs Intercepts Cache Of Arms At Lagos Port

Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container laden with concealed parts of pump-action rifles at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos, alongside cannabis-infused products with a combined street value of N373.8 million, in what the Service described as a major blow to transnational smuggling networks.
Addressing journalists in Lagos on Thursday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the seizures underscored the Service’s commitment to preventing Nigeria’s seaports from being used as entry points for illegal arms and narcotics.
According to him, the arms interception followed an intelligence-led operation after Container No. TEMU 184536/9, which arrived aboard MV VEL...