The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri –has recorded a total of four hundred and sixty-seven (467) seizures of illegally imported items with an overall Duty Paid Value (DPV) of two billion, seven hundred and nine million, eight hundred and seven thousand, three hundred and fifty-eight naira (N2,709,807,358) in the year 2015.

The Customs Area Controller of the Unit, Comptroller Dimka, Victor David, who gave a graphic detail of the seizures recorded while briefing newsmen in Owerri where some of the contraband items were deposited, said that while three hundred and sixteen (316) suspects were arrested in connection with the smuggling and one (1) convicted, twenty three (23) cases are now in court for the same purpose of which 7 cases were won by the Unit.

According to the Customs Area Controller, an analysis of the seizures made within the year involved 343 vehicles; 378 bales of bags/suitcases with 466 pieces; 6,472 pieces of imported used tyres; 8,855 cartons of foreign frozen poultry products; and 2,758 bales of imported textile materials. Others were 10 cartons of foreign beverages/juice; 2,584 bags of 50kg imported rice; 6,747 pairs of foot wears; 45 cartons of electrical/electronic equipment; 108 cartons of foreign vegetable oil; 1,387 packages of foreign furniture with 126 pieces; and 412 cartons of foreign soaps and detergents.

http://www.nationalhelm.com/2016/01/see-illegally-imported-items-seized-by.html

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Hope the seme border custom official can learn from there owerri counterpart though these seized item is too small for a year.just 343 vehicles seized in a year.

I do wonder how these smugglers invest millions of naira on a banned item and still sleep at night with rest of mind when they could have invested in a legit business and make there money.






Abeg when are they auctioning this cars

I know i'm not the only one having the thoughts going on mind right now. some wil even ask when auction is goin to take place





Meanwhile, I have BSC with 6 MONTHS EXPERIENCE as a bvn officer. Anyone with news or info on VACANCY around DELTA, kindly quote me. I can as well do jobs in LAGOS if der's ACCOMODATION.

I'm also a SAXOPHONIST, incase your church needs paid services of one

If it were to be before, all these costom guys will just collect bribe and give them easy passage.. #Change

Nawa

No wonder customs comptrollers are so rich

, Hope after displaying their efforts they will not end up auctioning it to 'demdem'?

Well you can now see why some people wanted impunity and lawlessness to remain in Nigeria because they thrive in a lawless society.

Na wa oo!! Hundreds of million lost just like that.
Too bad.

Baba working customs and Nigeria is moving forward !!!

These smugglers no wan gree o. Some smuggler somewhere just lost a shytload of money.

Busted, but na millions go xo o

Custom has been doing eye service since the day of Noah

obodo nwuru anwu.

Its possible these goods belong to the importers that refused to settle

Owo ti jona

Naija custom like burning ceased materials. They must burn all these exotic cars ooo

When will the car auction start?

Make I no talk

What are these ban items used for?Are they auction to interested buyers?If so,it is ridiculous to auction ban items in the country.

Maximus85:
Naija custom like burning ceased materials. They must burn all these exotic cars ooo

Abi o. Like they burnt those chickens

If they want to sell the cars auction, they should please lemme know

am more concerned wif wat will happen to all dis cars nw?...dem go take am

Are they up for sale I really need a car this year now that I got a new crib

Nna Mehn!!! Na the cars I need oo!!! How and when them go auction them?

Na today?

Bad market for the owners

I need one LandCruiser there.