The Seme Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service has once again
demonstrated the synergy that exists between the Service and other
relevant Sister Security Agencies at the border.
Comptroller Dimka, V.D handed over the two suspects (Mr. Abdullahi
Ismail and Mr. Valentine Malizu) who were arrested for being in
possession of forty (40) wraps of substances suspected to be illicit
hard drugs concealed inside cartons of crayfish. The seized drugs weight
about 43.4kg with a value of N412,300.00.
The seizure was made
possible by the Border Patrol Crack Team ‘A’ led by CSC Ozah, M.O.
Acting on intelligence report, the information received was properly and
timely handled, the careful usage of the information paid off when the
two (2) suspects were arrested.
As a Crack Team that act swiftly
on information gathered, the forty (40) parcel of the substance
suspected to be Indian hemp was arrested by the Team on the 17th April,
2016 by 1700hrs at Elijah. An attempt by the suspects to bribe the
Border Patrol Officers was resisted.
The suspects were also found to be in possession of over nine (9) different SIM cards and assorted charms.
The handing over was performed by the Customs Area Controller to Senior
Narcotics Idrees, D.U who represented the Commander of the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Seme.
After the handing over,
the CAC re-iterated that the tempo of aggressive patrol within the
border will be sustained by his vigilant officers. He warned that all
those involved in trans-border crimes should desist from the act or they
will continue to face the full wrath of the law.
The National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency authority said that scientific analysis of
the illicit drugs and the subsequent prosecution of the suspects in
court will be the next line of action.
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