The suspected smugglers seen from afar with the drugs dived into water to escape upon sighting customs officers approaching to make the seizure.
Controller of the command, Olugboyega Peters who described the seizure as the “single largest” of such drug on water in the history of the Nigeria Customs, said his men relied on intelligence and carried out round the clock surveillance for a period of three days before swooping on the target area , where the seizure was made.
The Controller added that the drugs were suspected to be coming from Ghana and has passedother countries by water before getting to Shashi area of Lagos where it was seized. He disclosed further that since no suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure, it will be liable to destruction in collaboration with relevant government agencies like National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Nigeria Police.
A breakdown of the 2020 seizures made so far shows 1,816 bags of rice valued at N38,134,375; 733 cartons of poultry products worth N7,421,625; 104 bales of second hand clothing worth N4,393,400; 665 bales of textile materials worth N2,094,400 and 112 kegs of 25 litre petroleum products valued at N112,000.
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