Monday, March 7, 2016

How we intercepted N150m Indian hemp –Customs

http://newtelegraphonline.com/intercepted-n150m-indian-hemp-customs/

The Western Marine Command of the Nigerian Customs Services has intercepted substances suspected to be Indian hemp. The substance weighed 4,500kg, with a market value of over N150, 000,000 million.

The Customs Area Comptroller Western Marine Command, Comptroller Yusuf Umar, recently handed over the substances to the Lagos State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Commander, Alhaji Sule Aliyu. Umar said: “The interception took place around 12am on February 19, 2016, along Igbo-Ojanla near Badagry.”
He said that without his men, the seizure of the 48 bales of cannabis wouldn’t have been possible. Recalling the hazards that came with the job, Umar said that some of his men were attacked by smugglers in 2015.
The smugglers inflicted machete cuts on the heads, limbs and other parts of the operatives’ bodies. “I however thank Almighty Allah for sparing the lives of my men and officers.

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