Customs intercepts live cartridges concealed in cassava flour


THE Federal Operations Unit, FOU Zone A has intercepted three Mazda Saloon cars loaded with cartridges concealed in sacks of cassava flour.

The cartridges were intercepted by a Special Assignment Team of the unit on patrol weekend along Igbo-Ora axis of Oyo State.  

A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Unit, Theophilus Duniya, disclosed that the drivers abandoned their vehicles on sighting the official vehicle.

The items discovered during physical examination included 751 pieces of AAA, 70mm live Lion Cartridges, sacks of cassava flour and sacks of parboiled rice.

However, the vehicles including their contents have been deposited at the Unit Headquarters for further investigation.

The Acting Customs Comptroller in Charge of the Unit, Hussein Ejibunu, called on all patriotic citizens to provide useful and timely information that would help in combating smuggling.

He said: “Smuggling is the mother of all crimes hence the need to team up and fight it to the barest minimum.

“It is an act of sabotage that should not be allowed to fester for a long time, most especially with the security challenges in the country. Information is key and germane towards the fight against this cankerworm called smuggling,” he added.

Culled from Vanguard

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