Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has through its unit, the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri, covering the South East and South-South states of the federation, made 50 seizures with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N239,462,585 and under payment recovered of N39,803,086, all totalling N279,265,671.
The feat which is against the 36 seizures made in first quarter of the preceding year 2013 recorded also 13 arrests in connection with the seizures.
Giving the breakdown of the seizures made within the period at different locations, the Area Controller, Victor Dimka, explained that 28 assorted vehicles with DPV of N50, 810,000 was impounded.
Others seizures include, four (by 20”) containers of rice containing 1,758 bags of 50kg each with DPV of N21, 668,800.00; three truck load of poultry products containing 3, 759 cartons with DPV of N36, 086,400.00; container loads with 860 bales of printed wax textile materials with DPV of N101, 582,650.00; Truck loads of 1,497 pieces of used tyres with DPV of N25,452,500.00; and 163 cartons containing tins of vegetable oil with DPV of #3,300,750.00.
Victor Dimka stated that a formidable mechanism has been put in place to ensure that smugglers and those with the intent to indulge in the act are dealt with and compelled to face the full wrath of the law
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