The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Port Command yesterday announced the seizure of imported illicit drugs worth N1.183 billion in four units of 40-foot containers through the Apapa Port, Lagos.

In a statement, the Relations Officer of the command, Usman Abubakar, yesterday night, three of the containers were seized at AP Moller Terminal, while the seizure of 236,783 bottles of cough syrup packed in 2,174 cartons in one container was made at Kachicares Bonded Terminal.

Also, its Area Controller,  Babatunde Olomu said the seizure was made following the service’s zero tolerance for smuggling.

According to him: “On 11th of October 2024, our officers during a joint examination of 1×40 container number MRKU0377493 found prohibited CSP cough syrup in 34,800 bottles. The offensive importation was also found to have expired. The smugglers packed them in 174 cartons with 200 bottles per carton.