By Tunde Ojudun<\/p>\n
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has dismantled another smuggling attempt, intercepting 3,398 cartons (339,800 bottles) of codeine-containing syrup worth \u20a63.398 billion Duty Paid Value (DPV). <\/p>\n
The operation, carried out on Sunday, 15 March 2026, came just five days after Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR PhD, visited Apapa Port and warned that criminal syndicates would no longer find refuge there. <\/p>\n
In a joint effort with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Customs officers uncovered two containers packed with the illicit syrup concealed among household utensils: <\/p>\n
– Container MRKU 3816476: 1,700 cartons (170,000 bottles) hidden with insulated casseroles.
\n– Container TGBU 5399178: 1,698 cartons (169,800 bottles) concealed with pearl plating casseroles. <\/p>\n
Both containers have been seized under the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 (as amended). <\/p>\n
Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, Customs Area Controller, described the interception as a direct response to the CGC\u2019s charge: <\/p>\n
\u201cThis seizure, coming just days after the CGC\u2019s visit and warning, is proof of our commitment. Apapa Port will remain extremely hostile to smugglers and drug traffickers.\u201d <\/p>\n
He commended NDLEA\u2019s collaboration and reaffirmed the Command\u2019s resolve to protect public health, safeguard national security, and ensure only legitimate trade passes through Nigeria\u2019s busiest port.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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