The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area 1 Command seized two 40-foot containers of tramadol drug. They report that the cargo was brought in from India. The command disclosed that the goods were Free on Board (FOB), valued at N70.2 billion and were exported through the port in the first quarter of the year.
Disclosing this in Lagos, Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Command, Auwal Mohammed said that 14 containers of contraband goods were impounded. The goods include oil, foot-wears, used clothing, unprocessed wood, and tramadol tablets. They had a Duty Paid Value, DPV of N22 billion during the period under review.
According to him-
“Fourteen containers comprising of prohibited items such as vegetable oil, foot-wears, used clothing, unprocessed wood, and tramadol tablets with a Duty Paid Value of N22 billion.
“We uncovered a large quantity of 225 milligrams, mg of tramadol tablets concealed in 2x40ft container numbers TRHU 4758549 and TRHU 6936803 where 143,800,000 tablets of Tramadol 225mg were discovered in 720 cartons weighing 10.3 tonnes (10,386kg) that originated from India. This single seizure is valued at N21.6 billion.
cc: Vanguard Ng
