Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has seized 40 x 40 feet containers laden with Tramadol and other dangerous drugs valued at N7.31 billion imported from India through the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa. The seizure came less than a week after 23 containers laden with 581 million tablets of Tramadol were intercepted at the same port by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Also, the service seized two helicopters imported from the United State of America (USA) without end-user certificate and other documents. Comptroller General (CG) of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), explained in Lagos yesterday that three suspects, including a Customs officer who cleared the containers, had been arrested for further investigation.
He added that the smugglers offered NSC officials N150 million to ensure that one of the containers was release to them. The Customs CG said that it was…
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