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Customs seizes cocaine worth N3.9bn along Seme-Badagry expressway

Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said it has intercepted cocaine valued at N3.9 billion hidden inside a Ford transit bus conveying religious books along the Seme- Badagry Expressway in Lagos.

Customs made this known in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Hussaini Abdullahi.

According to the Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Bello Mohammed Jibo,  the substance was intercepted on Sunday, January 23.

The cocaine, after test and verification by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), was found to be weighing 11.913kg.

“The street value of the item was estimated to be three billion, nine hundred and sixteen million, six hundred and twenty-four thousand, one hundred and forty-seven Naira (N3,916,624,147.00) only.

“While appreciating the cooperation of sister agencies and relevant stakeholders at Seme Border, the CAC reiterated the commitment of his officers and men to enforcing government fiscal policies for the overall national growth and development,” the statement read in part.

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