THE Nigeria Customs Service Strike Force has intercepted 49 vehicles and other contraband with duty paid value of N126.8 million in Zone B. The National Coordinator of the strike force, Abdullahi Kirawa, a Deputy Controller, made the revelation while addressing journalists on the seizures in Kaduna on Friday. He said the items where impounded from Aug. 3 to Sept. 20, 2018, in Kaduna axis. According to him, other contraband seized include 13, 983 bags of rice, 3, 983 Jerry cans of vegetable oil, 456 bales of second-hand clothing, 70 bags of sugar and 50 cartons of spaghetti among others. He assured that the service would not relent in its efforts to end smuggling in the country for the good of the economy and national growth.

Source: Nigerian Tribune September 21, 2018 13:18 UTC