Anti smuggling:  Customs to place bar beach under surveillance.

This followed the destruction of a total of 3,201 cartons of frozen poultry products with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N 32,000,000.00.

The command also promised that with the commissioning of the new gunboats, smugglers will now be arrested since they will no longer be able to flee from the operatives of the Service anymore.

Recall that the beachcombers arm of customs had destroyed 120 cartons of contrabands through Badagry waters last Friday, even as it assured that smugglers have nowhere to hide courtesy, the newly commissioned ships

Officers and men of the command intercepted  poultry products at the Bar Beach axis in Victoria Island  at about 3pm local time.

Addressing journalists at the dump site, Controller of the command, Comptroller ,B.N Binga said that no suspect was arrested in connection with the seized items but affirmed that with the newly commissioned vessels, officers and men would be able to arrest smugglers at sea.

According to him, the contrabands were intercepted based on intelligence gathering by officers and men of the command.

Binga reiterated that “We have commissioned our vessels and we are ready for any form of smuggling at any given time at sea ; therefore the smugglers should take note’.

He further appealed to smugglers to source for other means of livelihood , adding that with the Rolls Royce propelled built ships, mobility of the officers would be effective and efficient.

Comptroller Binga noted that aside the two ships to curb smuggling activities ,the service has put in place measures to fix some of the abandoned patrol boats and other apparatus to complement the seagoing vessels.

He added that the value the recent seizure was estimated at about N32,400,000 with value of N24,000,000.00