Customs & ExciseHeadlines Truck loaded with 200,000 live ammunition impounded by Customs By maritimemag July 11, 2018 ShareTweet 0 BABATUNDE SCOTT | The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, impounded a truck loaded with over 200,000 live ammunitions reportedly being smuggled into the country from Benin Republic. The truck was intercepted by men of the service on patrol in Babana, a border town between Niger State and Benin Republic, with the items concealed under a false bottom constructed in the vehicle. Two suspects, the driver of the truck and a man who gave his name as Martin Anokwara, have been arrested in connection with the crime. According to Mr Anokwara, he bought the items from a dealer in Cotonou on credit so that he could sell to hunters in Onitsha, Anambra State. The comptroller of the Customs Service, Niger, Kwara and Kogi Commands, Benjamin Binga, commended the alertness demonstrated by his men. © 2018, maritimemag. All rights reserved.
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