The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it intercepted hard drugs and military/police hardware at the cargo section of the airport worth N13.8 billion.
Sambo Dangaladima, the Customs Area Controller, announced this while interacting with journalists at the command in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday.
Dangaladima said his men intercepted 162 cartons of banned tramadol hydrochloride 225 and 250mg with military.
They also confiscated police hardware, all at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company.
He said the drugs originated from India and Pakistan and were routed through Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dangaladima said the drugs had an estimated duty-paid value of N13.8 billion.
He said that the command would hand over the seized drugs to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.
The Customs intercepted 309 pieces of military helmets, 106 pieces of military armless jackets and 352 pieces of ballistic body armoured pads.
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It also seized 119 pieces of police badges.
Other items intercepted are five pieces of bullet-proof jackets, 33 pieces of body side ballistic pads, and 105 pieces of ballistic chest plates.
“The suspect connected to this importation could not provide the end user certificate, which is the lawful prerequisite for such importation.
“We have detained the suspect and the military wares, while the investigation is ongoing.
“We are mindful of the fact that 2023 is an election year in Nigeria.
“The inflow of traffic of these hard drugs that induce our youths to do extraordinary things (when taken) are bound to increase,” he said.
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