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The Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Faith Ojeifo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Chado Zakari.

Giving details of the seizures, the controller explained that the contrabands were intercepted along Yamboa Axis of Bukuro, under Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State on July 3, 2024.

Ojeifo added that the contrabands were hidden in fabricated compartments and other components of a DAF Truck with registration number, T-25750-LA.

“Our operatives along Yamboa Axis of Bukuro, under Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at about 1700hrs, intercepted one Daf truck with registration number T-25750-LA suspected to be conveying prohibited items, our officers conducted a search on the vehicle in line with the provision of section 6 of the Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023,” Ojeifo added.

According to her, while the search was ongoing, the driver, abandoned the truck and fled into the bush to evade arrest, “this action on the part of the driver triggered the interest of our operatives,”

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