Again, Customs Intercepts 40 Containers Of Tramadol Worth N7.3bn, 2 Aircraft — Leadership Newspaper

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The Nigeria Customs Service yesterday displayed 40 containers loaded with Tramadol and other pharmaceutical products worth N7.3 billion imported from India.

The NCS also said it seized two aircraft, a helicopter with registration number SN-BLI which was intended for export but was falsely declared as 388 bags of cashew nuts. LEADERSHIP recalls that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had last week uncovered 340 million Tramadol tablets in 12 containers at the Apapa port in Lagos.

The tablets which were in various dosages ranging from 120 milligrams to 250 milligrams were recovered from 12 containers at the Apapa port. Addressing journalists in Lagos yesterday, Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, said the officers of the command and the Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone A turned down $412,000 worth of bribe money to the officers.

He explained that the second aircraft, a Cesena 182A imported from the United States of America (USA), which was declared through SGD…



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