Society
Customs Arrest 4 With N10m Worth Of Cannabis
and two members of one of the sister security agencies
Officers of Seme Command of Nigeria Customs Service on 21 April 2023 intercepted a Bus containing 553 parcels of Cannabis Sativa, valued at about Ten million Naira.
The officers while on routine patrol along the Abidjan – Lagos Corridor intercepted a Ford Bus with registration number EPE 622 YC at Gbatrome, Badagry. Four male occupants of the vehicle comprising two civilians and two members of one of the sister security agencies conveying the contraband items were arrested.
The Public Relations Officer Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, Abdullahi Hussaini in a press statement said the contraband narcotics and the means of conveyance were taken to the station at Seme and detained pending further investigations.
He said the four male suspects who volunteered statements were also detained. However, the two members of one of the sister security agencies were handed over to their agency for further necessary action.
A preliminary investigation following the questioning of the suspects revealed that the Indian hemp was destined for Kaduna State.
The Area Controller of the Command Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni, condemned this nefarious means of earning a living by some members of the society who have no consideration for the damaging effects of hard drugs which contribute to crime in the country.
He enjoined members of the society who traverse the Seme Corridor to take advantage of the trade facilitation effort of the Nigeria Customs Service and engage in a legitimate business.
Meanwhile, the Customs Area Controller Seme Command and Chairman of the Seme-Krake Joint Border Post, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni urged men of Nigeria Customs Service and sister border agencies along the corridor to remain vigilant during the Sallah celebration as smugglers may wish to take advantage of the public holidays to engage in their reprehensible acts.
He also stressed the need for all stakeholders to protect all facilities and critical government infrastructures in their Area of responsibility during this period as always.
