Customs seizes cache of arms at Lagos ports
...As Police arrest 2 over illicit drugs THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, intercepted and seized 31 arms of various types from the Tin-Can and Port and Multi-Purpose Terminals, PTML, ports in Lagos. This came on a day the Aswani Division of the Lagos Police Command intercepted a Toyota Sienna car conveying some bags loaded with illicit drugs in the Mushin–Isolo road area of the state. Addressing newsmen in Lagos, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed that two suspects were arrested and are currently in the custody of the Customs. Adeniyi also disclosed that on July 5, 2023, during a joint operation with the Police, the Department of State Services, DSS, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, and the Customs Intelligence Unit at the PTML Command, a physical examination of a 40ft container was conducted. He explained that after the examination, it was discovered that 10 dangerous arms and various rounds of live ammunition were concealed ...