MSC Shipping Company fingered

The Customs Area Controller, CAC, of the Tin Can Command of the NIgeria Customs Service, NCS, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, mni, has again reiterated that the Command is ever alert and ready to ensure that prohibited items do not pass through the Command into the Country.

Addressing newsmen and stakeholders when he handed over three containers of illicit drugs to officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, the CAC said “This occasion offers us the opportunity to unveil three (3) seizures in Tincan Island Area Command. In the coming weeks, it is our hope and desire to hand over several other containers of similar nature after consultations with Customs Headquarters”

“The Command having received actionable intelligence on the suspected importation of illicit dangerous drugs from one of the source countries, intercepted the three containers which we are showcasing today”

“The drugs extracted from the containers are being handed over to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) TCIP, in furtherance of existing interagency collaboration and the MOU signed between the NDLEA and NCS.

Details of each subject container  as  disclosed by the Tin Can CAC are as follows:

1. CONTAINER NUMBER MSMU 518030/2 (1X40FT)

A joint 100% physical examination was conducted on 2 Aug 2024 and the examination revealed 77 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 38.5kg.

 At the time of processing the intelligence, system profiling indicated that a declaration was made on an SGD Number withheld on 30-07-2024, listing three (3) used vehicles:

 CONTAINER NUMBER MSMU 602957/0 (1X40FT)

A joint 100% physical examination was conducted on 8 Aug 2024 and the examination revealed 532 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 265.025kg.

At the time of processing the intelligence, no declaration had been entered. The shipping company with respect to the consignment is MSC.

 CONTAINER NUMBER FSCU 927461/3 (1X40FT)

A joint 100% physical examination was conducted on 8 Aug 2024 and the examination revealed 75 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 37.5kg. At the time of processing the intelligence, no declaration had been entered. The shipping company with respect to the consignment is MSC.

Investigation by the Command and our partner agency the NDLEA is ongoing and the NDLEA will update you on the interdiction, arrest and prosecution.

In furtherance of the synergy between the NDLEA and the NCS, the Command is handing over the contents of the three containers totaling 684 packets of Cannabis Indica weighing 341.025kg with a street value of N682, 050,000.00.

“The Command and indeed the Service will deploy all necessary resources and strategies at our disposal and in collaboration with other security/regulatory agencies to check the menace of illegal importation of illicit and dangerous substances; we are more than committed to deliver on this mandate” Compt. Dera Nnadi said.