The Nigeria Customs Service Zone “B” Strike Force, has on Thursday after the raid on a warehouse in Kano seized smuggled goods worth N22.76 million.
In a statement issued on Thursday by the Strike Force Coordinator, Deputy Controller Aliyu Olorukooba, it was confirmed that 899 bags of foreign rice with duty paid value of N19.68 million and 410 cartons of Macaroni valued N1.27 million were seized.
Also, 143 cartons of Tomato paste with duty paid value of N3.33 million and 249 cartons of cream milk worth N4.73 million were seized.
Others include five cartons of Eva soap with duty paid value of N110,000, 318 cartons of spaghetti with duty paid value of N985,800 and Cuscus Lina with duty paid value of N229,400.
In his statement, Olorukooba urged smugglers to embrace legal businesses that would help boost Nigeria’s economy and create jobs.
The command restated its resolution to track, arrest and prosecute smugglers operating in the zone.