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President Muhammadu Buhari in company of the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) are scheduled to travel to turkey on bilateral talks with Turkish authorities, it was learnt yesterday.

The meeting is aimed at finalizing agreement on effective restriction on the importation of weapons from the country. It will be recalled that the custom service recently impounded over 2000 pump action riffles illegally imported from the country.
Dangaladima (Deputy Comptroller-General) while addressing journalist yesterday, praised proactive measure taken by the custom service and also gave a hint on the arrest of suspects involved in the illegal importation. He futher explained their recent raid of a car stand along Kubwa Expressway, where 27 Toyota Hilux pick- up vehicles suspected to be smuggled where seized.

Dangaladima urged the owners to come forward with their valid clearance papers and urged the public to follow laid down rules of the Custom service as the agency is all out to enforce its mandate in view section 3 of the Custom and Excise Act that contravenes smuggled items.

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