The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted smuggled goods valued at ₦721.9 million in Sokoto and Zamfara states, including second-hand clothes, cigarettes and unregistered pharmaceutical products.
The Acting Customs Area Controller of the Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, Deputy Comptroller Haliru Isah Abdullahi, disclosed this during a press briefing in Sokoto on Thursday.
Items seized included 599 bales of second-hand clothes, seven sacks of used women’s bags, 43 cartons of cigarettes, coffee products and a used DAF truck.
The operation also led to the interception of several pharmaceutical products, including quinine, amodiaquine, paracetamol, anti-cold medications, analgesic injections and other unregistered drugs.
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According to Abdullahi, the total duty-paid value of the seized items was ₦721,957,021.41. He said the seizures followed intensified anti-smuggling operations aimed at protecting the economy, securing Nigeria’s borders and preventing the circulation of illegal goods.
He warned that unregistered pharmaceutical products posed serious health risks and urged Nigerians to provide credible information to support the fight against smuggling.
The Customs official also cautioned smugglers and their collaborators to desist from illegal activities, reaffirming the command’s commitment to suppressing smuggling, facilitating legitimate trade and generating revenue for national development.
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