Still basking in the unprecedented seizures that it recorded for the first half of the year, the Federal Operations Unit, FOU Zone ‘C’, of the Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri, Imo state has again showcased its feat for the first month of the second half of the year.
The anti-smuggling unit, which covers the south eastern zone and the South south axis has intercepted eight units of vehicles with duty paid value of N22, 307, 000.00 in July.
Still basking in the unprecedented seizures that it recorded for the first half of the year, the Federal Operations Unit, FOU Zone ‘C’, of the Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri, Imo state has again showcased its feat for the first month of the second half of the year.
The anti-smuggling unit, which covers the south eastern zone and the South south axis has intercepted eight units of vehicles with duty paid value of N22, 307, 000.00 in July.
It also impounded assorted contraband worth N191, 380, 990. 00, in 17 different seizures at different parts of the unit’s area of coverage.
Briefing newsmen in Owerri about the performances of the unit in July, 2013, the Area Controller of Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri, Deputy Comptroller Victor David Dimka also added that some arrest were made while some cases are in courts in connection with the seizures.
According to him, the vehicles seized included: FJ Cruiser jeep, Audi A4, Golf 4, Mercedes Benz C200, Infinity QX4, Lexus Jeep, Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Xterra Jeep.
He explained that the vehicles were impounded by men and officers of the unit at different locations within the zone at the point of being smuggled into the country.
Giving a breakdown of the contraband goods that were also impounded, Dimka explained that they included: 6,251 packages of foreign furniture, 250 cartons of used footwear, 200 pieces of used tyres, 153 cartons of imported wines, 21) pieces of metal doors, and 500cartons of diapers.
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