Yuletide: Customs intercept textiles, rice worth N1.42bn in Lagos
Punch Newspapers Sections Joseph Olaoluwa The Comptroller General of Customs’ Strike Force Team on Wednesday said it has intercepted 564 bales of textiles materials falsely declared as machinery, foreign parboiled rice, footwears and foreign bags worth N895m. Speaking while unveiling the seizure, the Co-ordinator, CGC’s Strike Force, Zone A, Deputy Comptroller, Ahmadu Shuaibu, said it also raised a debit note on falsely declared cargoes worth N490m. According to the coordinator, the unit generated a N1.42bn in the last four weeks from debit note and anti-smuggling activities. Giving a b...