ABUJA: Nigeria Customs seized N1.3m Indian hemp from Toyota Corolla car along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The car was laden with three sacks of substances suspected to be Indian hemp estimated at about N1.3 million, The Nation learnt.Following a tip-off, the patrol team, led by Yahaya Usman, an Assistant Comptroller of Customs (ACC), trailed the vehicle to a low-risk area before interception to avert any operational hiccup.
The team’s leader expressed deep satisfaction with the Comptroller General of Customs, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko and his management for their support and the confidence reposed in his team.
Usman said since inception, the team has contributed immensely to the seizure profile of the service to justify the essence of its creation.
He added that the collaboration and synergy which his team receives from the Controller Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’, Deputy Comptroller of Customs (DCC) Turaki Usman Adamu, had been overwhelming.
He vowed to remain committed to the anti-smuggling efforts of the NCS and promised to ensure strict compliance with the Federal Government’s fiscal policy on trade and commerce.
Usman urged the public to give the team useful information that would assist their operations.
“Smuggling, just like scavenging, is a global menace and the NCS will continually be at the vanguard of ensuring its drastic suppression in line with its statutory obligations and extant laws,” he said.
