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.”
Source: Cable
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