Customs at Seme records massive seizure of foreign rice

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…Arrests 7 suspects

The Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has arrested seven suspects in connection with smuggling within Seme border communities.

Uba Mohammed Customs at Seme records massive seizure of foreign rice
Uba Mohammed

The Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Uba, made this known, explained that the arrest was made possible through information patrol and the use of intelligence in their anti-smuggling drive within Seme region.

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The Command also recorded massive seizures of rice, sugar, vegetable oil, second-hand clothes, shoes and other items smuggled into the country illegally through Seme border, within just few weeks of operations.

It was observed that the Customs warehouse at Seme was filled to the brim with seizures of rice and other items intercepted within a short period, even as seized vehicles used for means of conveyance in smuggling prohibited items were seen outside the warehouse.

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Source: Vanguard Newspaper