The Comptroller of the NCS, Alhaji Usman Dakingari, told newsmen today, Friday in Katsina that the Katsina unit also seized 209 cartons of spaghetti, 181 bags of sugar and 461 jerry cans of vegetable oil.
Other items seized included 79 cartons of mosquito coil, 157 bales of second-hand clothes and six vehicles pointing out that all the seized items have Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N652.9 million.
“We will continue to ensure that foreign rice and other prohibited commodities are not smuggled into the country.”
Usman Dakingari expressed concern over the attitude of some people at border communities that engaged in the illegal smuggling activities as means of their livelihood.
“If you tell them that smuggling is bad they will tell you that what business do you want them to do or this is something they have inherited”
He stressed the need for other stakeholders to intensify efforts toward enlightening the border communities on the dangers associated with smuggling on the nation’s economy and health of the people.
Source: NAN.
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