Comptroller Nnadi, officers of the Command and other NDLEA officials at the handover ceremony..
BY GODWIN OBI
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on yesterday showcased three containers with 684 packets of Cannabis Indica seized at the port.
The drugs weighed 341.025kg with a street value of N682, 050,000.00, according to the Controller of the Command, Compt. Dera Nnadi.
Nnadi told newsmen that the items were being handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in line with existing interagency collaboration and the MOU signed between the NDLEA and NCS.
Nnadi gave details of each subject container as follows:
1. “CONTAINER NUMBER MSMU 518030/2 (1X40FT)
“A joint 100% physical examination was conducted on 2 Aug 2024 and the examination revealed 77 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 38.5kg.
“At the time of processing the intelligence, system profiling indicated that a declaration was made on an SGD Number withheld on 30-07-2024, listing three (3) used vehicles:
2. “CONTAINER NUMBER MSMU 602957/0 (1X40FT)
“A joint 100% physical examination was conducted on 8 Aug 2024 and the examination revealed 532 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 265.025kg.
“At the time of processing the intelligence, no declaration had been entered. The shipping company with respect to the consignment is MSC.
CONTAINER NUMBER FSCU 927461/3 (1X40FT)
“A joint 100% physical examination was conducted on 8 Aug 2024 and the examination revealed 75 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 37.5kg. At the time of processing the intelligence, no declaration had been entered. The shipping company with respect to the consignment is MSC”.
The Customs Controller disclosed that investigation by the Command and our partner agency the NDLEA is ongoing, adding that the NDLEA has an update on the “interdiction, arrest and prosecution”.
He also said that the “Command and indeed the Service will deploy all necessary resources and strategies at our disposal and in collaboration with other security and other regulatory agencies check the menace of illegal importation of illicit and dangerous substances. We are more than committed to deliver on this mandate.
“ I wish to thank you for partnering with the NCS to ensure and sustain the protection of the Nigerian
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2024-10-02