No lesser than 199,495 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), with a Duty Paid Value of N199,495,000 has been seized by the Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS).
The Comptroller General of NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi disclosed this on Thursday, during a press briefing with newsmen at the Adamawa/Taraba Service’s Command in Yola
Adeniyi explained that the seizure was made under Operation Whirlwind, in a joint effort with the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to end smuggling of petroleum products.
The Comptroller General of NCS pointed out that the seized products were intercepted through intelligence-driven operations and well-coordinated tactics to disrupt sophisticated smuggling attempts.
“The seized products include four fuel tankers carrying 97,000 litres, 1,363 jerry cans of 25 litres each, and 311 drums of 220 litres each,” Adewale declared.