NIGERIA Customs Special Assignment Team of Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’, have intercepted three Mazda Saloon cars loaded with cartridges concealed in sacks of cassava flour.
According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Unit, DSC Theophilus Duniya, the discovery was made while officers of the service were on information patrol on Sunday at about 10pm along Igbora axis of Oyo State.
Duniya said it was reported that the drivers abandoned their vehicles on sighting the official vehicle.
He said the items discovered during physical examination in the office included 751 pieces of AAA, 70mm live lion cartridges, sacks of cassava flour and sacks of parboiled rice.
Duniya added that the vehicles, including their contents have been deposited at the station for further investigation.
The acting Customs Comptroller in Charge of the Unit, DC Hussein Ejibunu called on all patriotic citizens to provide useful and timely information that would help in combating smuggling.
He said: “Smuggling is the mother of all crimes hence the need to team up and fight it to the barest minimum.
“It is an act of sabotage that should not be allowed to fester for a long time, most especially with the security challenges in the country. Information is key and germane towards the fight against this cankerworm called smuggling,” he added.