Seizure – City Business News

July 14, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Impounds ₦26.57b Cannabis

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted a massive consignment of Cannabis Indica with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦26.57 billion, reinforcing its commitment to combating illicit trade and safeguarding Nigeria’s borders.The seizure, carried...

March 16, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦3.39b Codeine Syrup

Barely five days after the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, visited the Apapa Port and declared that the port would no longer serve as a playground for smugglers and criminal syndicates hiding behind legitimate trade documentation, offic...

March 10, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Port: Customs Intercepts 13 Containers Of Expired Pharmaceuticals, N6.3b Contrabands

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Port command has Impounded 13 containers of contrabands with a duty paid value (DPV) of N6.38 billion.The seized items Includes expired pharmaceutical products, illicit drugs, as well as cannabis sativa ( Colorado), wit...

March 5, 2026 No Responses

Customs Operation Whirlwind Impounds 14,375 Litres Of PMS

Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 14,375 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and dismantled a coordinated network involved in the illegal exportation of petroleum products to neighbouring CameroonThe National Coordinator...

February 4, 2026 No Responses

Customs Seizes 21 Smuggled Vehicles In Lagos

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 21 units of smuggled used vehicles in Lagos as part of intensified operations aimed at curbing vehicle smuggling and other forms of illicit trade across its...

May 31, 2025 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 1,577 Jerrycans Of Smuggled PMS

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) through its Operation Whirlwind has intercepted 1,577 jerrycans (39,425 litres) of smuggled petroleum products and eight vehicles used for their transportation, with a combined value of N63,425,000 across the Lagos and Ogun ax...