Operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service in Niger State has impounded a trailer carrying tramadol and other substances suspected to be illicit drugs worth about forty-four million naira (N44,000,000).
The trailer carrying the items was intercepted by the service’ special strike force along minna-suleja-minna road.
They were concealed under sacks and other items.
Briefing
journalists on the seizure and other seizures made, at the Nigerian
customs service command headquarters in Minna, the national coordinator
of the strike force, Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Abdullahi Kirawa
said but for the eagle eye of men and officers in his team, the items
would have made their way into the society, pointing out what dangers
they could pose to the society.
He said one person has been
arrested in connection to the items and that investigation is still
ongoing to unravel other culprits.
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