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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone ’C’ (FOUC) has said that it intercepted three exotic Armoured vehicles, five sacks of pangolin scales, hard drugs and other contraband worth N2.7 billion.

 

Confiance News gathered that it also recovered N61.4 million from demand notices raised based on some infractions discovered, making a cumulative sum of N2.8 billion within the months under review.

 

The Zone also arrested 13 suspects in connection with the seizures within the period under review (January 25th to March 25th 2023).

 

The Acting Comptroller, FOUC, DC Kayode Kolade, while parading the seizures in Owerri, Wednesday, said the seizures were among his significant achievements, since he assumed office on the 25th January, 2023.

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