The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, Kaduna has recorded a total of 130 seizures of different items in the first two months of 2023.
The Unit in its efforts to weaken the activities of smugglers in the Zone made the seizures at various locations.
The seized items include nine units of used vehicles, two units of means of conveyance, 724 bags of foreign rice (50kg each), six cartons of foreign machetes, 147 pieces of foreign Jack knives, 119 packs of unregistered Tramadol and Tramaking 225mg, 163 Jerrycans of Vegetable Oil (25 litres each) and 646 cartons of foreign Spaghetti and Macaroni.
Other items seized are 90 Bales of Foreign Second Hand Clothing, 569 packs of Foreign unregistered Pharmaceutical Products, 17 sacks of Foreign Second Hand Shoes, 7 Cartons of Foreign Cigarettes, 50 Cartons of Foreign Soap and 635 Kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (25 litres each).
The total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of the seized items is Three Hundred and Five Million, Seven Hundred and Ten Thousand, Five Hundred and Forty-Four Naira and Fifty-Five Kobo (N305, 710,544.55k).
The seized items were confiscated in contravention of the Federal Government Policies regarding imports and exports and were deposited at various Customs Formations in the Zone.
In line with the extant laws and guidelines, the Premium Motor Spirit was auctioned as directed by the NCS Headquarters and the proceeds were remitted to the coffers of the Federal Government.
The operatives of the Unit under the leadership of Compt. Musa Ibrahim Jalo has stepped up on the fight against smuggling across the border areas to make more arrests and cause financial loss to the smugglers.
The Comptroller reiterated the commitment of the operatives of the Unit to their renewed efforts in the fight against smugglers.
He called on the communities around the border areas to provide useful information that will assist the Unit in achieving its mandate and also consider the Operatives of the Service as implementers of Federal Government fiscal policies that are meant to improve and protect industries thereby creating employment and boosting the economy of the country.
