The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has made significant interceptions and seizures of contraband goods within the North-West and North-Central regions, amounting to over N3 billion.
Among the confiscated items were 58,750 sachets of tramadol and 48,000 ampules of analgin injection, intended for delivery to bandits at the Saminaka Forest in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The unit’s comptroller, Bello, briefed reporters on the seizures, indicating that Customs operatives, acting on intelligence, intercepted a truck transporting 750 sacks of donkey bones and meat, valued at over N3 billion in total.
The sachets of tramadol were discreetly concealed alongside motor spare parts within the truck, in an attempt to evade detection by Customs operatives along the Saminaka/Kafanchan route.
Bello expressed concern over the illegal trade in donkey products, emphasizing the government’s commitment to combatting such activities to protect endangered species and prevent them from being driven to extinction.
He disclosed that the intercepted illicit drugs were intended for delivery to terrorists at the Saminaka Forest in Kaduna State, underscoring the Customs Service’s efforts to intercept and disrupt illegal activities.
Bello also highlighted other seized items, including vehicles, foreign rice, petroleum products, second-hand clothing, spaghetti, macaroni, and foreign vegetable oil, reflecting the unit’s ongoing efforts to curb smuggling activities.
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