Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Joseph Attah, said the Service seized a container load of military uniforms and other items over the weekend along Aba- Port Harcourt road.
Attah, who said this in a statement in Abuja, noted that examination of the container was conducted in the presence of the owner’s representative.
He said, “the roving team of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, have seized a container with registration number MRSU 3040288 found to carry military uniforms and other items along Aba- Port Harcourt road.
” The container was taken to Owerri where proper examination in the presence of the representative of the owner revealed the followings, 11 bales containing new sets of sawn military camouflage.
” Each bale contain 400 pairs of sawn military camouflage, 15 cartons containing Altama combat boots each carton contains 20 pairs and some sacks of made up garments.
” Seven Wooden furniture kitchen cabinets, 337 packs of new foreign tiles made in China, 27 medical equipment made in China, 34 rolls of water hose made in China and some household items,” Attah said.
Comptroller in charge of FOU, Zone ‘C’, Ahmed Azarema said the owner's representative has been detained while investigation to arrest and prosecute all those connected to this criminality has already commenced.
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