Anti-smuggling: Over 4,000 Cannabis Sativa Parcels Intercepted by Western Marine Customs Command in Just One Month
Kathy Kyari
As part of its ongoing efforts to rid the Western Waterways of smuggling activity, the Nigeria Customs Service's Western Marine Command detected and seized 51 sacks containing 4,070 packets of cannabis sativa in January 2024.
The command's public relations officer, SC Magaji Mailafiya, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.
"On Friday, 19th January 2024, at exactly 1206hrs, a Joint Patrol Team of the Command received credible Intelligence of the movement of a wooden Boat around the Moba Seashore axis of the Command suspected of transporting offending goods. After a hot pursuit of the identified Boat by our officers, the smugglers dived into the Creek, abandoning the Boat fully loaded with the goods”. The statement noted.
The statement went on to say that the wooden boat was pulled back to the Command HQ at Ibafon Apapa, using two (2) 40 horsepower (HP) engines. was discovered to contain 4,070 packages of Cannabis Sativa weighing 1785 kg after a thorough inspection.
“The Customs Area Controller, Odaudu Salefu, has promised to give officers of the Command the needed impetus and motivation to perform their anti-smuggling responsibilities in 2024.
“Recall that in 2023, Western Marine Command made Five (5) significant seizures of Cannabis Sativa, totaling 14,920 parcels of the dangerous drugs; the 5 seizures were part of the 48 incidents of seizures recorded by the Command in 2023 resulting in a total Duty Paid Value of N1, 470,397,255.00 for the year ended.
“Western Marine Command is poised more than ever to improve this performance in 2024 for a better and prosperous year.”
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