The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 16 containers of contraband valued at more than N10 billion and arrested five suspects in a major operation at the Apapa Port in Lagos.
Comptroller-General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi disclosed this at a news conference on Monday, stating that the seizures were the result of weeks of intelligence gathering, coordinated inspections, and inter-agency collaboration, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The intercepted goods included cannabis indica imported from Canada, firearms and ammunition, expired pharmaceuticals, counterfeit goods, frozen poultry, and prohibited used clothing.