By Godwin Oritse
The Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has intercepted explosive materials, expired noodles, narcotics, foreign rice, cigarettes and other prohibited items in a major crackdown on smuggling and cross-border criminal activities.
Disclosing this to stakeholders at the border yesterday, Controller of the Command, Comptroller Abdullahi Kaila, said intelligence-led operations and sustained surveillance resulted in the seizures.
He said Customs officers intercepted 1,306 sacks of expired and waste noodles, each weighing 50 kilogrammes, after subjecting a consignment to thorough examination.
Kaila said the products were deteriorating and some visibly decomposing, with intelligence indicating plans by smugglers to repackage and relabel them for the Nigerian market.
