NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE, FEDERAL OPERATIONS UNIT ZONE ‘A’ NETS OVER N2.050 BILLION IN FIRST QUARTER 2017

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The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos in the first quarter of 2017 having intensified its anti-smuggling operations intercepted various contrabands and other goods on detention with a duty paid value (DPV) of One Billion, Forty Five Million, Four Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty Naira only (1,045,412,950)
 
Similarly, the unit through its interventions recovered One Billion, Five Million, Five Hundred and Seventeen Thousand, One Hundred and Eighty Seven Naira, Ninety Kobo only (N1,005,517,187.90) from duty payments and demand notices on general goods that tried to beat the system from seaports, airport and border stations in the guise of false declaration, transfer of value, and shortchange in duty payment that are meant for the Federal Government of Nigeria, making a cumulative of  Two Billion, Fifty Million, Nine Hundred and Thirty Thousand,  One Hundred and Thirty Seven Naira, Ninety Kobo  only (N2,050,930,137.90)
 
 In the first quarter of 2017, 293 different seizures were recorded comprising foreign parboiled rice, frozen poultry products, vegetable oil, smuggled vehicles, Indian hemp, arms, fake pharmaceutical/medicaments and various general merchandise.  See breakdowns below:
 
 
S/NO.
GENERAL GOODS
QUANTITY
DPV
1.     
FOREIGN PARBOILED RICE
22,489 BAGS OF 50KG,
146,190,850
2.     
FROZEN POULTRY PRODUCT
7376 CTNS
39,830,400
3.     
ARMS AND AMMUNITION
661 PCS OF PUMP ACTION RIFLES
317,280,000
4.     
VEGETABLE OIL
325 J/CANS
165 CTNS
3,111,750
5.     
TIMBER & PARTS THEREOF
6 CONTAINERS
121 LOGS
38,178,000
6.     
VEHICLES
7 UNITS
10,125,000
7.     
RETHREADED AND USED PNEUMATIC TYRES
2157 NEW
660 USED
49,275,000
8.     
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS PARTS THEREOF
891
28,470,000
9.     
PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAMENTS
5985 CTNS
VARIOUS BRANDS
258,678,000
10. 
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
a)    New & Used Textile materials
b)   New & used Foot wears
c)   Mosquito insecticide
d)   Bonita spaghetti
e)    Soap/detergents/toiletriesvarious
f)    Used Tyres etc.
g)    Compressors
h)   Narcotics, hard drugs.
 
154,273,950
 
TOTAL
 
1,045,412,950
 

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