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The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone B, Kaduna, said it intercepted bags of foreign parboiled rice, cartons of foreign spaghetti, unregistered organic fertilizer, and used cars, among other contraband worth N769m in five weeks.
This was contained in a statement on Friday by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Suleiman Isah.
The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Dalha Chedi, was quoted in the statement as saying that a total of 98 seizures of 211 different items were made within the period under review.
He added that one of the major seizures recorded within the period under review was the interception of 372 bags of offensive rice concealed in local flour sacks by the smugglers.
“Some of the seized contraband includes 698 bags of foreign parboiled rice, 50kg each; 367 cartons of foreign spaghetti, 136 bales of foreign secondhand clothing, 715 jerrycans of premium motor spirit; 25 litres each, 65 jerrycans of foreign refined vegetable oil; 25 litres each, 12 units of used vehicles; nine cartons of Chakapain Xtra 50mg, 425 cartons of foreign milky creamer and milk powder, and 136 pieces of foreign used tyres, among others,” Chedi said.
The CAC added that 14 bags of foreign tiger nuts, 151 cartons of unregistered alcoholic beverages, 1,314 sachets, 68 cartons of foreign butter, 40 cartons of expired foreign general goods, 120 cartons of foreign Eva Soap were also seized within the period under review.
He warned citizens to examine the Vehicle Identification Number before purchasing any vehicles, adding that smugglers now alter the chassis number of vehicles in a bid to avoid arrest or manipulate duty payment.
