Customs hands over seized Indian hemp, illegal drugs worth N22m to NDLEA in Kebbi
Customs hands over seized Indian hemp, illegal drugs worth N22m to NDLEA in Kebbi
The Nigerian Customs Services (NCS), in Kebbi, has handed over 632 kilograms of Indian hemp and two small sacks, containing 199 sachets of 1000 pieces each of five milligrams of Diazapam tablets to National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state.
The Controller In- Charge of Kebbi Area Command, Comptroller, Hafiz Kalla, handed over the items to Commandant of NDLEA in the state, Mr Peter Odaudu, in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday.
Kalla said that the handing over was in compliance with the directive by the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. (rtd), Hameed Ali, in the spirit of interagency collaboration.
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According to him, the items were seized by the gallant officers and men of the command following intelligence.
“The items comprised, 632 parcels of one kilogram each of Cannabis (Indian hemp; two small sacks containing 199 sachets of 1,000 pieces each of Diazapam 5mg tablets.
“The duty paid value of the items stands at N22.02 million,” he said.
Kalla also revealed that the command had, from Jan. to date recorded 47 seizures of assorted items, including 751 bags of 50kg of foreign rice concealed under sacks of onions in a truck.
“The duty paid value of the items stands at N51.76 million.
“A sum of N3 million was also generated as fees from auction sales of i inflammable items and scraps within the period,” he added.
The comptroller reiterated the command’s determination to combat not only smuggling of goods injurious to economy but also fight against importation of any drugs potency to spell doom for the teeming youths.
“In the world of Ambassador Mukhtar Ibrahim, ‘Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope, and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for the future’,” he quoted.
In his remarks, Odaudu, commended the efforts of the customs and synergy ,describing it as a significant milestone in fostering interagency collaboration and synergy in promoting security and reducing crimes in the state.
“No one agency by itself can do it ; it is this collaboration that will help us.
“We must collaborate against illegal drugs, to at least, reduce the incidences of criminality and insecurity,” he said.
Also speaking, Maj.(rtd), Garba Rabi’u Kamba, the Special Adviser to Gov. Atiku Bagudu on Security, appreciated the efforts of the customs for putting their eyes on ground and the seizure of the items.
“There is the need and necessity for synergy and collaboration to achieve the minimum result in reducing crimes and insecurity- related issues in the state,” Kamba emphasized.
