The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 13 containers of expired drugs, food items and restricted security equipment worth N6.38 billion at Apapa Port in Lagos.
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos.
Adeniyi said the seizures followed intensified intelligence-led enforcement operations, including the deployment of scanning technology and targeted physical examination of suspicious consignments at the port.
He explained that the operation uncovered a wide range of prohibited, expired and falsely declared goods, including pharmaceuticals, codeine-based products, expired food items, restricted security equipment and cannabis concealed in imported cargo.
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The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos.
Adeniyi said the seizures followed intensified intelligence-led enforcement operations, including the deployment of scanning technology and targeted physical examination of suspicious consignments at the port.
He explained that the operation uncovered a wide range of prohibited, expired and falsely declared goods, including pharmaceuticals, codeine-based products, expired food items, restricted security equipment and cannabis concealed in imported cargo.
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