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Customs Nabs 15 Smugglers, Seizes 1,645 Bags Of Grains

Customs Nabs 15 Smugglers, Seizes 1,645 Bags Of Grains

October 23, 2019 2:16 am
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested 15 suspected smugglers and seized 1,345 bags of foreign rice and 300 bags of assorted grains along Mubi/Yola road, Adamawa State, during a routine patrol.

The Customs Comptroller for Adamawa and Taraba states, Mr. Kamardeem Olumoh, warned that β€œthere is no escape route again for smugglers” in the two states under his control.

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He said this while conducting journalists round a warehouse where foreign rice is re-bagged in local bags to beat security operatives.

Olumoh said that NCS had taken over the warehouse and

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Navy Nabs Suspected Foreign Rice Smugglers In Akwa Ibom

Navy Nabs Suspected Foreign Rice Smugglers In Akwa Ibom

October 13, 2019 3:33 pm

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom has nabbed four suspected smugglers in connection with the smuggling of 220 bags of 50kg rice.

The Commanding Officer, FOB, Capt. Peter Yilme said this in Ibaka during the hand-over of the suspects and items to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

He said that the Navy was committed to making sure that perpetrators of the illegal trade were made to face the full wrath of the law.

Yilme said that the suspects were caught with a wooden boat carrying the smuggled rice, adding that Navy …

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