The NCS confirmed that all items remain in secure custody while investigations continue to identify and prosecute the smugglers behind the operation
Lagos Port Sting as Customs Nabs ₦10bn Arsenal, Fake Drugs, Contraband in 16 Containers
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has pulled off a major bust at Lagos Port Complex, Apapa — intercepting 16 containers crammed with firearms, counterfeit drugs, banned food products, and other contraband valued at a staggering ₦10 billion.
Comptroller General Adewale Adeniyi revealed the seizures during a Sunday media briefing, crediting them to “coordinated intelligence and joint security operations.”
Among the shocking finds Two pump-action rifles, 25 cartridges, a Smith & Wesson pistol with 55 rounds of ammunition and 202 cans of “Colorado Loud” — a potent Canadian cannabis strain weighing 101kg, all hidden inside a 40-foot container (MRSU6407089) consigned to Lagos businessman, Mr. Babatunde Ogidiolu.
Adeniyi disclosed that the container had initially passed clearance before a second inspection exposed the illicit cargo.
The operation also uncovered, seven containers of expired drugs and prohibited medicaments, three containers of expired margarine and banned food items, three containers of used clothing, two 40-foot containers each holding 1,290 sacks of frozen poultry and a container of 305 cartons of counterfeit toothpaste concealed among beads and jalabiya clothing — a product infringing a Nigerian brand’s trademark and lacking NAFDAC approval.
In another major find, intelligence-led officers to two containers of codeine-based substances linked to suspects already connected with previous drug seizures.
“We have deployed technology, intelligence, and inter-agency collaboration to maintain a balance across our enforcement mandates,” Adeniyi said. “The results over the last two years justify our strategy.”
The NCS confirmed that all items remain in secure custody while investigations continue to identify and prosecute the smugglers behind the operation. Read More
