… says Command will continue to fight smuggling under any guise
… as officials intercept N27m worth of unregistered pharmaceutical products
Disturbed by the continuous nefarious act of smuggling through the land border, the Seme Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, has warned that perpetrators would meet their waterloo once caught.
He reiterated that the Command remains commited to fighting smuggling under any guise.
Nnadi read the riot act in a swift reaction to the recent seizure of unregistered pharmaceutical products with a Duty Paid Value of N27, 861, 538.00 along the Abidjan-Lagos border corridor by officials of the Command.
Nnadi while addressing newsmen on the seizure explained that the unregistered pharmaceutical products were concealed in a truck with registration number GL 6663 GH belonging to one of the major conglomerates.
He said: On the 9th of April, 2023, the officer of the Command on a routine patrol along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor intercepted a Ford Bus conveying Seven large sacks containing 553 parcels and four suspects were also arrested in connection with the seizure.
“In line with the dictates of the Nigeria Customs Service in the promotion of inter-agency collaboration and synergy, the CGC Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) directed that the seized items and two suspects should be handed over to the NDLEA for further investigation.
“To this end, the 553 parcels of Cannabis Sativa and two suspects are today being handed over to NDLEA. Two other suspects had earlier been handed over to the sister security agency for necessary action.
“Once again, let me thank the Comptroller General Colonel Hammed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) and the management of Customs for the encouragement and support to the Command.
“I also give credit for our success to the tireless effort of officers and men of Seme Area Command for their doggedness and of course to you gentlemen of the press for always heeding our call to propagate our message of anti-smuggling to the society.”