N1.8bn smuggled goods seized from S/West in 6 weeks
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of smuggled goods valued at N1.8 billion in the South-West region of the country within the last six weeks. The seized items include truckloads of rice, cannabis sativa, and Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), among others. The seizures were […]
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the seizure of smuggled goods valued at N1.8 billion in the South-West region of the country within the last six weeks.
The seized items include truckloads of rice, cannabis sativa, and Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), among others.
The seizures were made possible through intensified surveillance and intelligence gathering by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A.
A total of four suspects were also arrested in connection with some of the seized items.
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The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Muhammed Shuaibu, made this disclosure on Tuesday while showcasing some of the contrabands to journalists.
Shuaibu stated that the contrabands were intercepted across borders in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, and Lagos States.
Shuaibu stated that between September 1 and October 7, 2025, a total of N39.3 million was recovered through demand notices.
Giving details of the seizures, Shuaibu stated that a total of 5, 015 bags of foreign bags of rice equivalent to eight trucks were seized within the period under review.
“Others include, 15 used vehicles, 640 parcels of cannabis sativa equivalent to 431killgrams, 460 jerrycans of premium motor spirit, 25 litres each, 143 bales of used clothing, two jumbo sacks of used shoes, and one sack of used clothing, 390 bottles of codeine, 310 foreign-branded drugs, 19 cards of 210 pieces of used tyres. A duty paid value of N1.8bn was recorded during this period, reflecting the scale of our operations,” he stated.