smuggling
6 Apr
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, said it arrested 29 individuals in connection with 206 seizures comprising 21 trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice, 1,569 cartons of foreign frozen poultry products, and 2,705 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit, valued at N2.8b in the first quarter of 2024.
11 Feb
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has adopted range of new technologies towards tackling smuggling and facilitate trade in Nigerian seaports and land borders. The latest effort geared towards that is the “Virtual Reality Tech” and the Time Release Study”, which are digital technologies aimed at enhancing operations through digital monitoring. The Comptroller-General Customs (CGC) Bashir…
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Japanese ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi has said Violent extremist crimes, including terrorism, kidnapping, small-weapons smuggling and robbery, are on the rise across West Africa.
13 Oct 2023
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT patrol team has intercepted a wooden fishing boat laden with bags of rice in the creeks of Agbara part s of Lagos State. The interception, which occurred during a routine patrol at about 5:30a.m. on October 11, was aided by the state-of-the-art Maritime Domain Awareness Facility. Commander NNS BEECROFT, Commodore…
23 Sep 2023
Marine team of the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi, has intercepted two hundred and ninety two bags of smuggled foreign rice at Eleko Beach, Lagos. Acting on intelligence report from it's monitoring team, three suspects were arrested conveying the smuggled goods from Cotonou, Benin Republic aboard…
20 Aug 2023
Egyptian authorities have arrested journalist Karim Asaad after his fact-checking service had published articles accusing officials of involvement in smuggling cash, weapons and gold to Zambia, the publication said Sunday. Asaad was apprehended at his home in Greater Cairo early Saturday following questioning over coverage of the case, said a statement from independent website Matsada2sh.…
13 Jul 2023
The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, said he would begin discussion with the Republic of Benin Customs Administration to address the issues on border security, importation across the border, and deployment of technological solutions to address complex border problems.
5 May 2023
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’, said it seized N746.2 million worth of goods smuggled into the country from the Republic of Benin and arrested 10 suspects.
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