Customs seizes N3.95bn worth of illicit drugs, mercury in Lagos

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted illicit drugs and mercury worthy an estimated N3.95 cardinal successful abstracted anti-smuggling operations.

The seizures, made implicit the past 3 months, included synthetic cannabis, cannabis, crystal methamphetamine, tramadol tablets, codeine-based syrup and mercury.

The Customs Controller of FOU Zone A, Gambo Aliyu, disclosed this portion briefing journalists successful Lagos on Thursday.

He said the items were intercepted on borderline corridors, highways and different strategical locations wrong the unit’s country of responsibility.

“The cognition resulted successful the seizure of 5,669 parcels and 19 units of synthetic cannabis weighing 3,116.9kg, successful summation to different quantities of cannabis and a wrapper of crystal methamphetamine,” helium said.

“The seizures besides included 1,754 packs and 6,948 sachets of tramadol tablets, 1,200 Hypnox tablets and 97 bottles of syrup,” Aliyu said.

The Customs brag added that officers besides intercepted 4 cylinders of mercury, a chemic utilized successful small-scale artisanal golden minin...