Tag: SMUGGLING
Many Nigerians feared dead after boat capsized off Libya coast –IOM
New York, Feb. 10, 2026 (NAN) No fewer than 53 migrants including two babies are feared dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying...
Traditional ruler pledges support for Customs in Ogun
Sango-Ota (Ogun), Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) The traditional ruler of Ipokia, Oba Adeniyi Olaniyan, has pledged support for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun...
NCoS foils drug smuggling attempt at Kano high Court, arrests suspect
Kano, Jan.15, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp...
Smuggling: Customs call on border communities to provide credible intelligence
Idiroko (Ogun), Aug. 25, 2025 (NAN) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has called on border communities to provide credible intelligence to the Service to...
Chinese nationals held in Germany over smuggling prostitutes
German police on Wednesday arrested three Chinese nationals on suspicion of smuggling prostitutes after 150 officers were involved in raids on a brothel, homes,...
Customs to employ advanced techniques in combating smuggling – Ogun Comptroller
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command has reiterated its commitment to continue to employ advanced techniques and technologies in combating smuggling...
Operation Whirlwind: Customs, NNPCL reinforce synergy against fuel smuggling
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) have reinforced their existing synergy against the smuggling of petroleum products...
Smuggling: Customs Comptroller seek stronger collaboration with security agencies, traditional rulers
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, has solicited the support of security agencies and traditional rulers to curb smuggling and other...
Anti-smuggling: Customs seizes items worth N81m in Kebbi
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has seized smuggled items worth N81 million in different operations to ensure energy security and economic stability...
Smuggling: Police take custody of 2 suspects in Badagry
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Badagry, Lagos State, on Wednesday handed over two suspected smugglers to the Police.
The Commanding...
France accuses Turkey of fuelling Libya crisis with arms’ supplies
France has pulled out of NATO-led anti-smuggling patrols in the Mediterranean, accusing Turkey, a fellow member of the Western military alliance, of taking arms...
Customs seizes smuggled items worth N253m
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kebbi said it has seized various smuggled items valued at N253 million between February and May.
The Kebbi Area Comptroller...
