The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘B’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kaduna, has intercepted 185 blocks of Cannabis Sativa valued at ₦48.5 million, alongside other contraband worth over ₦220 million.
This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna by Chief Superintendent of Customs Saidu Nuruddeen, the Public Relations Officer of the unit, on behalf of the Comptroller.
Nuruddeen revealed that the seizure was made on August 21, at about 3:30 a.m., following intelligence-led operations.
“Acting on intelligence, operatives stopped a vehicle along the Zaria flyover on the Kaduna–Zaria Expressway, and intercepted the contraband,” he stated.
In a separate operation, Customs operatives also intercepted three vehicles conveying smuggled goods. The seizures included:
456 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice
8,100 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
178 bales of second-hand clothes
225 cartons of spaghetti
107 used tyres
37 electric shockers (tasers)
According to the statement, the total duty-paid value of the contraband was estimated at ₦220,457,336.48.
The Comptroller of the unit, Mr. Aliyu Alkali, commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, for his support and guidance.
Alkali further assured that the Customs Service remains committed to the fight against smuggling, illegal trade, and the inflow of uncustomed goods, noting that such operations are crucial in protecting the nation’s economy and safeguarding national security.
