LAGOS – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command, yesterday disclosed that it intercepted the sum of $50million at the airport in the first half of the year.
The Command in a statement contained in the half year report, and released to journalists by its Service Public Relation Officer, Mr. Joseph Ephraim, disclosed that the sums were seized due to improper documentation by their owners.
The statement also revealed that the monies which were seized from a corporate body and individuals that attempted to smuggle it into the country without proper documentation, were immediately handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further investigation.
The report further stated that the Command earned a total sum of N29,124,703,283.00 in the first quarter and second quarter of 2019 as against N22,724,956,128.00 collected from January to June 2018.
The Command also seized and detained various items with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N382,220,062.00 for the period under review.
The items allegedly smuggled included (1002) PCS of Air-Force Berets; 152 packages of Camouflage Inner Vest, Combat Shorts, and Camouflage Polo Shirt; 272 pieces of two way Walkie-Talkie Radios; 59 cartons of tramadol; 79 Pairs of Camouflage Footwear; 43 Bags of Donkey’s skin; (27) PKGS of Complete set of Camouflage Uniforms, Safety Belts and rope; (289) PKGS of different makes of Drones; among others.
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Source: Independent
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