Customs seizes 339 vehicles, smuggled goods worth N4.1bn in Ogun
Operatives of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) say about 339 smuggled vehicles worth N776 million were confiscated by Ogun State Area Command of Customs between January and August this year, just as it generates over N4.1 billion as import and excise duties within the same period.
Ogun State Area Command of Customs also impounded a truck of a popular cement manufacturer (name withheld) which was used by its driver to smuggle 3000 cartons of frozen turkey with duty paid value of N67.5 million in addition to the seized 11 packs of coconut-sized cannabis sativa, popularly known as Indian Hemp.
http://www.businessdayonline.com/customs-seizes-339-vehicles-smuggled-goods-worth-n4-1bn-ogun/
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