The Nigeria Customs Provider (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, has intercepted 1,201.83 kilogrammes of suspected illicit medication price N3.674bn in two 40-foot bins on the port.
The seized ingredients incorporated cannabis-infused cookies and gummies, in addition to Hashish Indica, hid amongst used cars and car spare portions.
The Customs House Controller, Comptroller Joe Anani, disclosed this on Friday all through a press briefing, pronouncing the seizures have been made on September 2 and 16, 2026, in collaboration with the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company (NDLEA).
Anani stated the primary container, numbered MSDU655132/0, was once intercepted on September 2. A joint bodily exam by means of officials of each companies exposed 890 packs of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies weighing 598.08 kilogrammes.
The container additionally carried a 2008 Mercedes-Benz and a 2012 Nissan Infiniti, he stated.
The second one container, numbered SKU625643/6, was once intercepted on September 16, yielding 1,207 programs of Hashish Indica weighing 603.75 kilogrammes.
In step with Anani, the container additionally contained two used Toyota Sienna cars, two Toyota Corolla vehicles and used engine spare portions.
He stated the concealment of the ingredients amongst cars and car elements demonstrated how smugglers exploited official shipment actions to import prohibited items into the rustic.
Anani stated the seized medication could be passed over to the NDLEA for additional investigation and vital motion.
He recommended officials of each companies for his or her vigilance and cooperation, including that the command would accentuate surveillance, intelligence collecting and load examinations to stop the importation of illicit ingredients.
The controller steered importers, approved customs brokers and freight forwarders to agree to import laws, caution in opposition to using official business channels to facilitate prison actions.
In the meantime, the NDLEA Commander at Tin Can Island Port, Solomon Gbadebo Omotoso, warned in regards to the risks posed by means of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies, in particular to kids and unsuspecting customers who may devour them with out figuring out they contained hashish.
Omotoso additionally cautioned in opposition to the importation of the goods, alleging that equivalent pieces have been being bought in nightclubs.
“Those cookies are very potent, and those are the varieties of merchandise being bought in nightclubs. I warn folks serious about their importation that we will be able to now not permit such bad pieces into the rustic,” he stated.
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