Nigeria Customs intercepts huge haul of pangolin scales, ivory
Nigeria Customs intercepts huge haul of pangolin scales, ivory Authorities put the value of the seizure at N952million and say the items were headed to Vietnam. The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, says it has intercepted pangolin scales and other mixed endangered species meant for export, worth N952 million. Mohammed Abba-Kura, Customs Comptroller, said at a media briefing on Tuesday in Lagos that the items were contained in a one-unit 20-feet container with number CSLU 2362640 heading to Haiphong, Vietnam. He said the items, falsely declared as furniture, comprised 162 sacks of...
Source: premiumtimesng.com