Seme Customs intercepts N3m worth of bottled water allegedly smuggled by Chinese nationals
The Nigeria Customs
Service, Seme Border Command, has seized a total of 7,524 bottles of water concealed in cartons
packaged as human hair and smuggled into the country from Benin Republic.
Service, Seme Border Command, has seized a total of 7,524 bottles of water concealed in cartons
packaged as human hair and smuggled into the country from Benin Republic.
The
command also seized 13 bags of expired rice and 864 jerry cans of sulphuric
acid, which could have taken innocent Nigerians.
The command said that the bottled water, allegedly smuggled into
Nigeria by some Chinese workers, is a prohibited import, and that the smugglers
used human hair to cover the table water in order to deceive intelligent
Customs officers.
Nigeria by some Chinese workers, is a prohibited import, and that the smugglers
used human hair to cover the table water in order to deceive intelligent
Customs officers.
Speaking
to newsmen on Monday, the Controller of the Command, Compt. Mohammed Uba,
said the contrabands were intercepted at the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) joint border post.
to newsmen on Monday, the Controller of the Command, Compt. Mohammed Uba,
said the contrabands were intercepted at the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) joint border post.
He further disclosed that aside the bottled waters, ginger
drinks, 1708 bags of rice and 864 jerry cans of sulphuric acid were also seized
in the month under review.
drinks, 1708 bags of rice and 864 jerry cans of sulphuric acid were also seized
in the month under review.
According to him, the smuggled water has a Duty Paid Value (DPV)
of N3.04 million and was imported from China through Benin Republic to Nigeria.
of N3.04 million and was imported from China through Benin Republic to Nigeria.
The CAC stressed further, “The efforts of the enforcement unit
of the Command with regard to suppression of smuggling has been unprecedented
with the arrest of nine vehicles conveying 83 cartons of Amira/Makoko soap DPV
N1.8 million; 1,718×50 bags of foreign parboiled rice; 26 bales of used clothes
and 14 cartons of Nitro feminine soap .
of the Command with regard to suppression of smuggling has been unprecedented
with the arrest of nine vehicles conveying 83 cartons of Amira/Makoko soap DPV
N1.8 million; 1,718×50 bags of foreign parboiled rice; 26 bales of used clothes
and 14 cartons of Nitro feminine soap .
“Other seized items include 13 bags of expired rice; eight sacks
of used shoes; 65 pieces of textile; 11 cartons of insecticide; 864 jerry cans
of sulphuric acid and 2 sacks of rubber slippers.”
of used shoes; 65 pieces of textile; 11 cartons of insecticide; 864 jerry cans
of sulphuric acid and 2 sacks of rubber slippers.”
He explained further that one of the vehicle used for conveying
the contraband goods was a Toyota Hillux van (masked in an official regalia),
intercepted conveying 16 bags of rice at Gbaji axis.
the contraband goods was a Toyota Hillux van (masked in an official regalia),
intercepted conveying 16 bags of rice at Gbaji axis.
The Sun.
