The Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has intercepted one white Scannia truck carrying rotten hide and skin popularly known as ‘Ponmo’, 146 parcel of Cannabis Sativa concealed in one red Toyota Highlander jeep and 5,204 bags of 50kg foreign rice, which is equivalent to nine trailers smuggled into the country. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Seme, the Customs Area Controller of Seme Command of the NCS, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba stated that the Command also generated the sum of N4,405,042,027 from January till date, representing 65 per cent of the total allotted target. The Total DPV for the seizures within the three weeks under review is N112,486,270.”Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba also added that one suspect was arrested in connection with one of the seizures. The Customs Area Controller additionally advised all Unit heads to ensure adequate supervision of their subordinates in order to facilitate legitimate trade across the frontier while equally keeping a healthy relationship with the critical stakeholders. The holistic approach in executing the mandate of the service will lead to an all-encompassing result as revenue generation, suppression of smuggling and legitimate trade facilitation will be adequately enhanced at the Lagos–Abidjan corridor without compromising National Security,” the Seme Customs Area Comptroller added.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 22, 2019 19:07 UTC