Nigeria Customs Service seizes ₦79.86m contraband in Adamawa
The Nigeria Customs Service, Adamawa and Taraba Area Command, seized contraband items with a total Duty Paid Value of ₦79.86 million in Adamawa State. Area Comptroller Mohammed Tako announced the seizures during a press conference in Yola.
The operations targeted identified smuggling hotspots and resulted in the discovery of 451 cartons of foreign bar soap, 673 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), and 266 bags of foreign parboiled rice, among other items. Notable operations included the interception of a Mitsubishi Canter truck on September 14, 2026, loaded with 116 bags of foreign rice and 50 cartons of soap, and the discovery of 299 jerrycans of PMS on September 21, 2026.
The seized items were in accordance with the Nigeria Customs Service Act, 2023, and Tako urged community leaders to assist in combating smuggling and related crimes.
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