The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit Zone C, has said that it destroyed 600 cartons of smuggled frozen turkey and chicken in Edo State, on Saturday.
Speaking on the development, the NCS zone Comptroller, Mr. Victor Dimka, said that the items were seized on Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, along the Benin-Ekiadolor road in Edo.
“The duty paid value of the items are N5.76 million and the items were destroyed at customs house destruction site, in compliance with Federal Government policy on importation of frozen products (chicken and turkey).”
It will be recalled that last week the NCS destroy 120 cartons of imported frozen products impounded by the Command at Oyo/Osun area. The items were worth N218.5million.
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