The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said yesterday that it had intercepted 40 by 40 feet containers laden with Tramadol and other dangerous pharmaceutical products worth over N7.3billion.

A large number of the dangerous drugs, NCS said, were imported into the country by some scrupulous importers from India to endanger the health of the nation.

Attempt by the importers to bribe Customs officers with over $400,000 (about N150million), to effect the release of just one container out of the 40 seized, it was gathered, was rebuffed by the officers.

Addressing reporters at the Apapa command of the Service while displaying the dollars yesterday, its Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), said NCS has also impounded two helicopters that can be used for nefarious activities.

One of the helicopters with registration number SN-BLI, the Customs helmsman said, was intended for export, and was concealed in container number PONU7789246, while the second helicopter, a Cessna 182A, was imported into the country from the United States of America for unknown assignment.

Ali said the first helicopter was falsely declared as 388 bags of cashew nuts, while the second was concealed in container number MRKU 4457663 before they were intercepted by some vigilant and patriotic officers of the command.

Its importation, Ali said, violates Section 36 of the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA), Cap C45, LFN 2004 over failure to provide End-User-Certificate from the offices of the National Security Adviser and approval from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority.

Investigation, the CGC said, was ongoing to fish out the owners of the two helicopters.

See more; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/11/nigeria-customs-intercepts-tramadol-worth-n7-3b.html

Tramadol worth billions of Naira, this country is in trouble.
Nice one Customs

ok
The custom boss in one way or the other is doing is job well

even though you no wear uniform ,may God continue to bless

This is no news cause in the end the owners still get to walk free

That u rejected bribe and doing your job is news in nigeria

Custom boss, Colonel Hammed Ibrahim Ali really gave smugglers a good run for their money. That goat looking man even seized sarakis bullet proof SUVs, stopped the alleged IPOB BSS smuggled pump action riffle. Chased rice importers even into their warehouses in the cities, and lastly improved the customs remittances into the federation account. The old ways of Atiku customs days are over

The

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Propaganda. How much is the cost of the consignment that will warrant $400,000 bribe?

Customer dada

hmmmmm...


The tramadol that was impounded will definitely be diverted for APC use...

BMC crew would have a fill... expect more aggressiveness and zombiesm in the coming weeks

For the first time that why they are shouting it ..#corruuption people

If true, kudos to the NCS.

I wonder why someone would import injurious substance into the country, all in the name of business.

The whole good should be seized, and destroyed, after all, jail the bastard.

Let him suffer both emotional and physical loss

Nigeria witchhunting igbos since 1914,

why should they seized those goods.




Stupid country.

jeez
jubril please increase the Gandollars so customs go release hoe trams na
Boys Don dey ask of trams since
and you need am to straff Aisha for the Oza room bro
Jubril self

Hmmmmm

Thanks Mr Ali. You are doing a wonderful job

It can Only Happen under this government. I heard the shipment volume is enough for Operating the whole 180m population of this country. If it were to be under PDP this would have made it way into the country and we will now be wondering why many of our finest youths were running Tramadol damaged brains.....

This is how we will sweep PDP and Atiku away never to resurface again for presidency come next year

But they don't reject the ones they deliver for ceme-border daily. Thieves

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May God bless this man.

Tetehjewels:
This is the Nigeria I used to know. This is the Nigeria I want and this is the Nigeria we will become under Buhari.

A Nigeria where bribe taking is a taboo and and bribe giving is a crime and condemnable.

Reminds me of WAI in those days.

Thank you Buhari for bringing some sanity back

Some sanity indeed, after 2015 the country has been mismanaged and changed into what we all don't recognize. Bribe and looting has intensified x1000.
Youths addiction increased x100 in 3 years
The Information Act is being abused because they will never tell you where all the trillions they recovered went. Billions of $ to rebuild North loan from WB and IMF How far

What do you think will really happen with those drugs? I will help you, these 40 containers will land right into the hands of unsuspecting northerners. They will flood the zombies with science class spirits for the upcoming elections.
The Northern Youths are being exterminated by their elders and Elites and they will still go vote for those that have sworn to never develop and uplift their destiny, and instead blame the Southerners for dey woes.

Haba! I now see why Ipod fraudsters and their online cheer persons hate Bubu like a plague! I am gradually beginning to believe in Bubu and his government Sha! Things like this never happen b4, sentiment aside.