The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended the transfer of containers to the Tinapa Free Trade Zone after seizing 56 containers of contraband worth about ₦5.53 billion. The move is part of a wider crackdown on alleged abuse of free trade zone concessions. The seized containers were intercepted through the Onne Port and contained vegetable oil,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has rolled out a new anti-money laundering risk engine designed to detect suspicious cross-border trade activities, strengthen financial intelligence and crack down on wildlife trafficking networks operating through the country’s borders. The new system uses real-time trade data and risk analysis to identify suspicious transactions such as trade mis-invoicing, under-valuation,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 4,143.5 kilograms of cannabis indica with a Duty Paid Value of approximately ₦26.5 billion, concealed inside a container carrying imported used vehicles at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The seizure was made during a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following…
