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 weigh about 43.4kg with a value of N412,300.00.
According to a statement by SC Taupyen, S.K (CPRO Seme Area Command),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.
The Crack Team intercepted the forty (40) parcels of the substance suspected to be Indian hemp on April 17, 2016 by 1700hrs at Elijah. An attempt by the suspects to bribe the Border Patrol Officers was also 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 Officer, Idrees, D.U who represented the Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Seme.
After the handing over formalities, 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 acts or they will continue to face the full wrath of the law.
The NDLEA official said that scientific analysis of the illicit drugs and the subsequent prosecution of the suspects in court will be the next line of action.
