Nigerian Customs Seizes Vehicles, Indian Hemp Worth N1.6bn

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The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted vehicles and Indian hemp worth N1.61bn. This was disclosed the Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Tuesday in Lagos.

Ali told newsmen that the unit intercepted eight Lexus Jeep LX 570, 2017 model; 13 Land Cruiser jeeps of 2017 models, and 17 Toyota Hilux 2009-2016 models, with all of them having DPV of N1.37bn.

“The seizures also included 135 cartons of frozen products, 130 parcels of 116kg of Indian hemp, three used cars and 1,174 pieces of used tyres.

He urged the public and the media to educate Nigerians on the dangers inherent in consuming smuggled products.