Customs seizes pangolin scales worth N826m

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Customs seizes  pangolin scales worth N826m

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He noted that the fish and tomato paste consignments were falsely declared as agricultural sprayers, but after careful and physical examinations, the containers were found to contain imported tomato paste in tins, while others were carrying canned mackerel fish.
Boyi said the feat was achieved through the sustained policy of conducting 100 per cent physical examination by the officers of the command on all consignments.
According to the Area Comptroller, “the declarations made by the agents contravened Sections 161 (2, 3, and 4) of the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA), LFN 2004 and that the consignments have been seized and forfeited to the Federal Government.
The Comptroller, who described the seizure as timely, called on all stakeholders to join in the fight to ultimately eradicate the international trade on wildlife, which is the primary concern of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Boyi maintained that if the country is to rise above economic sabotage, especially in the areas of food security and sufficiency, all hands must be on deck to ensure that the nation’s borders, which include the seaports, are constantly on alert to ensure that products that are detrimental to the growth and well-being of the nation’s economy and citizens are denied entry into the country.

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