Customs intercepts 23,340 pairs of smuggled shoes

Detectives attached to the Headquarters compliance team ‘C’ Ogun/Oyo axis  have intercepted a truck load of shoes allegedly smuggled into the country from the Republic of Benin by suspected criminals. The detectives intercepted the truck along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway during routine patrol of the area. The team leader, Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Abdulmaruf Shittu, who […]

Detectives attached to the Headquarters compliance team ‘C’ Ogun/Oyo axis  have intercepted a truck load of shoes allegedly smuggled into the country from the Republic of Benin by suspected criminals.
The detectives intercepted the truck along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway during routine patrol of the area.
The team leader, Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Abdulmaruf Shittu, who confirmed the arrest to Daily Trust identified the truck used as Iveco truck with registration number SUC 527 XA.
He explained that though nobody was arrested in the operation, but  effort was on going to track down the owner of truck from the vehicle licensing office.
He stated that the truck was taken to Customs house Ibadan on the same day where 100% examination was conducted in accordance with laid down procedures.
“The examination revealed nine hundred and fifty (950) cartons of brand new foreign shoes totalling twenty three thousand, three hundred and forty (23,340) pairs and thirty (30) jumbo sacks of local slippers, totalling eight hundred and sixteen (816) pairs which was used to neatly conceal the items,” he said.
In another development, the team leader disclosed that the team while on routine patrol intercepted a Mercedes Benz truck with registration number LSk 835 XP,which  was laden with 305 pieces of used tryes and large quantities of soaps, used clothings, detergents, large quantities of blenders, one hundred and thirty six (136) giant cartons of cosmetics, one hundred and forty five (145) cartons of pampers etc.
“It is pertinent to note that some of the items mentioned does not fall into the prohibition list but we had to confiscate them as means of concealment in line with the extant laws,” he said.
Shittu further revealed that the team also intercepted a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number GUE 60 XA along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway, laden with thirty (30) bales of second hand clothes.