The Command also announced that five suspects had been arrested in connection with the seizure.
Speaking with journalists in Lagos,
He said other seized items include 20 pieces of foreign ladies’ handbags worth N36,000, 88 cartons of Caro White Cream worth N10.6 million, three Outboard Boat Engines, and one Water Pumping Machine worth N4.8 million.
According to him, “Western Marine Command in the period under review (January to March 2023) recorded 15 incidents of seizures that had a cumulative Duty Paid Value of N110.2 million.
The Customs boss warned that anyone caught in the act will be dealt with according to the provisions of the law, adding that it had received four additional operational boats consisting of two gunboats and two logistics boats from its headquarters to strengthen its operations.
