Barely two weeks after the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Hameed Ali (rtd) showcased various seizures made by Federal Operations Umit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja, worth over N10 billion, the unit has again intercepted 1,393 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice, 187jerrycans, 66 drums of foreign vegetable oil, 625 Cartons of poultry products and 50 jerry cans of foreign vegetable oil from unapproved routes within Ogun State
The Acting Controller of the command, Usman Yahaya, disclosed that surveillance and routine patrol had aided its war against smugglers.
The rice, vegetable oil and poultry products were conveyed in 12 different motor vehicles and also concealed in gas cylinders with a cumulative duty paid value of N40.144 million.
He also advised legitimate traders to be compliant in their declarations as the unit is ever ready to facilitate their trade in line with world best practices.

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