The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, on Thursday, announced the interception of pump-action rifles and cannabis-infused food products smuggled into the country through the TinCan Island Port.
Mr Adeniyi disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday while highlighting major enforcement operations carried out by the TinCan Island Port Command.
Mr Adeniyi, who warned that the items pose serious threats to national security and public health, said customs operatives intercepted a container on 8 July carrying concealed knock-down components of pump-action rifles.
Some intercepted rifles at Tincan Island Customs Command on Thursday in Lagos
He said 140 rifles had so far been assembled from the recovered parts, while the assembly of the remaining components was still ongoing.
