Selechang Taupyen, spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service,
Seme command, on Thursday disclosed that rice smugglers have devised a
method to beat security checks.
According to Taupyen, the latest tactic of smugglers is to wrap bags of rice as corpses and load them in hearses.
He
said 11 bags of imported rice, wrapped as a corpse, were seized
recently, with one Moses Degbogbahun arrested in connection with the
incident.
“The smuggler concealed the smuggled bags of rice in a
Volvo ambulance with Reg. No. DV 74 EKY and he was arrested along
Aradagun toll gate area of Badagry,” he said.
“The mobile patrol
team led by Chief Superintendent of Customs M. Ozah noted the frequent
movement of the ambulance and this aroused curiosity of the team, and
the vehicle was stopped for proper examination.
“During the
examination, 11 bags of imported rice were discovered and they were
carefully arranged and wrapped as a corpse. The suspect is still
undergoing investigation for possible prosecution.”
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