Customs Seizes N604m Worth of Smuggled Goods in Kwara
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Area Command, has intercepted smuggled goods with a total value of N604.3 million in Kwara State. The Acting Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Najeem Akanmu Ogundeyi, revealed this information during a press briefing in Ilorin on Thursday.
The seized items include 3,396 packets of 100mg Tramadol valued at N50.95 million, 270 bags of foreign parboiled rice worth N25.25 million, and 6,875 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at N2.75 million. Additionally, the command seized 6,705 cartons of foreign spaghetti valued at N201.15 million, 80 bales and six sacks of used clothing worth N32.3 million, and two luxury vehicles: a 2025 Toyota Highlander valued at N214 million and a 2018 Dodge Charger SXT valued at N77.59 million.
Ogundeyi emphasized that these operations are part of the Customs Service's mandate to enforce laws governing cross-border trade and to protect local agricultural production and public health.
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