NDLEA, Customs Intercept N16.6bn Cannabis Shipment At Tin Can Port

A joint operation by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 8,347 packages of Cannabis Indica weighing 4,173.5 kilograms, with an estimated street value of N16.6 billion.
The seizure comes barely two weeks after operatives of both agencies intercepted another 9,450 packages of cannabis weighing 4,729kg and valued at N18.96 billion on April 30.
Speaking while handing over the seized drugs to the NDLEA on Wednesday, the Customs Area Controller of the Tin Can Island Port Command, Frank Onyeka, said the successful interception followed credible intelligence and inter-agency collaboration.
He sa...