It was learnt that the
N18 million fake cables were declared falsely as made in Nigerian cables.
The Customs also seized
three containers imported from India laden with N31.5 million fake drugs
without appropriate import documents and certifications.
One of the containers
is laden with fake lemdafil, a drug used in boosting manpower and inducing
prostitution.
The Comptroller of the
unit, Mohammed Garba, said in Lagos yesterday that 14 containers with a Duty Paid
Value (DPV) of N104.6 were seized for false declaration and breach of Customs
law.
He noted that seven of
the containers were laden with unprocessed wood, while one was carrying scrap
metals and another with wet blue for exports, which fell under export
prohibition list.
The comptroller added
that 4,227 bags of rice valued at N52.13 million were seized last Friday.
He said that 12
smugglers were already facing trial at Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and
Federal High Court.
Garba listed other
seizures to include 11 used vehicles, 980 cartons of frozen poultry, 189 jerry
cans of vegetable oil, 84 parcels of India hemp, load of donkey
skins, 907 pieces of used tyres, scrap metals, wet blue, unprocessed wood,
249 bales of used clothing and 268 pairs of shoes.
Other seizures include
two Lexus Jeep - GX 460 and RX330, one Toyota RAV 4, Two Toyota Camry, five
Mercedes Benz and one Iveco truck, ranging from 2007 and 2013 models
respectively.
Garba said that apart
from the 11 vehicles valued at N125.4 million, other 17 assorted vehicles of
various models were in detention.
According to him, the
vehicles were seized from car marts due to infractions noticed in their
documents.
He said: “As I speak
with you, they have not been able to provide relevant Customs papers on the
vehicles valued at N141,8 million.
“Based on information,
we trailed and evacuated 3,000 bags of smuggled rice from 10 houses along
waterside at Ere village in Ado-Odo Local Government Area of Ogun State. As we were
evacuating the rice from one house to others, the villagers were also busy
packing the rice to the bush through other exit.”
The comptroller
explained that the evacuation was achieved through the support of the military
from 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ikeja.
Reacting, the National
Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)’s Assistant
Director, Investigation and Enforcement. Mr, Declan Ugwu, said that the fake
drug, called man power, was being used to boost prostitution in the country.
He said that the agency
needed other sister agencies like Customs in actualising its mandate.
The assistant director
said that the drug was imported from India without due process.
He said: “This is an
easy cash; the level of prostitution in the country is very high. Whoever is
importing this is sure of selling it. The law in NAFDAC does not allow this
kind of packaging into the country.”
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