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CUSTOMS: Federal Operations Unit Zone B Seizes Contraband Rice, Drugs Worth Over N232 Million

The comptroller Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B Kaduna, Comptroller Al Bashir Hamisu psc(+) has in his characteristic style of transparency and accountability presented a record of the Unit’s stewardship in April 2022.

DSC Ma Magaji. CPRO said in a statement that Comptroller Hamisu disclosed this in a media interaction held at his office in Kaduna today 26 April 2022,

“Comptroller Hamisu showcased result of 96 seizures worth N232, 530,050.42 made by his Unit between 23 March and 25 April 2022.

“Seizures made comprise 1,314 bags of foreign parboiled rice, a total of 219,000 tablets of Ladinax and Sifdol both unregistered pharmaceuticals, 642 cartons of foreign spaghetti and macaroni, 303 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) 25Liter size.

“Prominent among the interceptions made were 15 bags of 100kg beans containing foreign parboiled rice ingeniously concealed with the beans, 94 bales of foreign secondhand clothing, 49 pieces of used tyres amongst other general trade goods.

“Comptroller Hamisu thank the general public for their cooperation in offering information which has greatly helped the Unit in tackling cases of Smuggling and identification of inconspicuous concealments.

“The comptroller thanked the Comptroller General of Customs and his management team for the recently released promotions and promised that his Officers will redouble their efforts to justify the responsibility entrusted to them.” he said.

Hyacinth Beluchukwu Nwafor

Hyacinth Beluchukwu Nwafor is a seasoned journalist and the CEO/Founder Belch Digital Communications, publishers of Hybrid News Nigeria.

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