Customs intercepts N18.96bn cannabis hidden in imported vehicles at Lagos port

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted a ample shipment of amerciable drugs with an estimated thoroughfare worth of N18.96 cardinal astatine a Lagos port, uncovering thousands of cannabis packages hidden wrong imported vehicles.

The operation, carried retired nether the supervision of the Customs Area Controller, Frank Onyeka, followed a coordinated intelligence-led effort involving the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

Briefing journalists connected Thursday portion formally handing implicit the seized items, Onyeka explained that the container, numbered HAMU 429961 and shipped from Canada, was falsely declared arsenic carrying lone utilized vehicles.

He said acting connected credible intelligence, officers subjected the instrumentality to a afloat carnal examination, which led to the find of 185 jumbo bags of cannabis cautiously concealed wrong 2 vehicles.

“Acting connected credible intelligence...