Customs intercepts N3.24bn worth of hard drugs, elephant tusks, others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ (FOU ‘A’), Ikeja, has intercepted 220 consignments of prohibited and smuggled goods valued at N3.24 billion in Duty Paid Value (DPV), while recovering N728.976 million in revenue.
The smuggled goods include hard drugs, elephant tusks, imported rice, petroleum products and other prohibited items.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Unit’s Public Relations Officer, Hussaini Abdullahi, the NCS said the operation, anchored on sharpened risk profiling, rigorous compliance checks and targeted strikes against suspicious declarations, underscores the Unit’s commitment to protecting local industries, securing government reve...