From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi
The Federal Operation Unit, Zone ‘D’ of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted contraband goods worth over N468,341,430 with Duty Paid Value (DPV) in Bauchi.
The Comptroller, Zone D, Musa Jalo disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Bauchi.
He said the zone intercepted contrabands worth over N468m Duty Paid Value (DPV).
Jalo said the petroleum tanker was intercepted loaded with 402 50 kg bags of rice contraband as a result of the measures put in place to nib smuggling activities in the bud.
He said between September and December, the unit seized 60 contrabands worth N468,341,430 with Duty Paid Value (DPV).
He explained that the cumulative Duty Paid Value of all the seized items stood at Four Hundred and Sixty Eight Million, Three Hundred and Forty One Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty Naira Only-N468,341,430.
Jalo said the contrabands intercepted include 93,700 liters of petroleum products, 675- Bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice, 252- cartons of foreign soap, 250-cartons of foreign spaghetti.
“Others are; 2326 pieces of used tyres, 441- bales of second hand clothings amongst others.”
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