The working visit embarked upon by the Comptroller General of Customs Adewale Bashir Adeniyi and his management team in the last one month , which was to rebuild strategies, intense engagements with the officers has started yielding positive results as Federal Operation Unit Zone A made a massive seizures that cut across the entire South West.
The CGC showcase the concealment of 299 cartons of codeine syrup intercepted along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway in a press briefing organized at FOU Zone A Ikeja on Wednesday 16th of August 2023.
The CGC revealed how his officers has been on trail of the truck for quite some time before it was intercepted in Ijebu Ode.
“We had very credible intelligent regarding the movement of this particular truck, we followed the intelligence and we got the result”.
Adeniyi reiterated that as part of the service unwavering commitment to safeguarding the society and protecting the well-being of citizens, the NCS has therefore demonstrated dedication to eradicate the menace of drug trafficking.
His words” I can assure you that by the time we fully integrate technology into this, the result will even be more impressive than what we are having now.
Smuggling is bad for the country and also bad for the future generations “.
His words, “we are already seeing the results of these efforts. The seizures cut across the entire South West, so what it means is that whatever efforts, strategies we have put in place in the last two weeks is working and as we are announcing this year, we are also having announcements at the ports and in the next few days”.
He stressed that Nigeria Customs alone cannot successfully combat smuggling, therefore sought for partnership from the Royal Heads in all the border States.
He acknowledged the assurance given to the service from the states he has visited so far and the promises to cooperates with customs.
Hence the service will be working with the Royal Heads in the different States across the country.
He however, noted the need to further take the service Corporate Social Responsibility CSR plan to bring those members of the community where we operate and see what we can do to improve their lots in those border communities.
His words, ‘the service is building capacity for our officers locally and training institutions within and exposing them to those kind of training programmes to integrate the elements of technology into our operations”.
He appealed for national attention to be drawn to the danger posed by unrestricted access to the use dangerous drugs.
Hie said that Codeine syrup is designated as a controlled item due to its rampant abuse by our delinquent youth. The misuse and illicit distribution of codeine-containing medications have given rise to grave, security and public health concerns, contributing to a surge in addiction, adverse health effects, and societal challenges.
He assured that NCS will continue to partner with the NDLEA and other relevant government agencies to curb the spread of the menace and protect the future generations of Nigerians.
In conclusion, he advised that regulatory measures should be implemented to curb its availability and unrestricted access.
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The working visit embarked upon by the Comptroller General of Customs Adewale Bashir Adeniyi and his management team in the last one month , which was to rebuild strategies, intense engagements with the officers has started yielding positive results as Federal Operation Unit Zone A made a massive seizures that cut across the entire South West.
The CGC showcase the concealment of 299 cartons of codeine syrup intercepted along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway in a press briefing organized at FOU Zone A Ikeja on Wednesday 16th of August 2023.
The CGC revealed how his officers has been on trail of the truck for quite some time before it was intercepted in Ijebu Ode.
“We had very credible intelligent regarding the movement of this particular truck, we followed the intelligence and we got the result”.
Adeniyi reiterated that as part of the service unwavering commitment to safeguarding the society and protecting the well-being of citizens, the NCS has therefore demonstrated dedication to eradicate the menace of drug trafficking.
His words” I can assure you that by the time we fully integrate technology into this, the result will even be more impressive than what we are having now.
Smuggling is bad for the country and also bad for the future generations “.
His words, “we are already seeing the results of these efforts. The seizures cut across the entire South West, so what it means is that whatever efforts, strategies we have put in place in the last two weeks is working and as we are announcing this year, we are also having announcements at the ports and in the next few days”.
He stressed that Nigeria Customs alone cannot successfully combat smuggling, therefore sought for partnership from the Royal Heads in all the border States.
He acknowledged the assurance given to the service from the states he has visited so far and the promises to cooperates with customs.
Hence the service will be working with the Royal Heads in the different States across the country.
He however, noted the need to further take the service Corporate Social Responsibility CSR plan to bring those members of the community where we operate and see what we can do to improve their lots in those border communities.
His words, ‘the service is building capacity for our officers locally and training institutions within and exposing them to those kind of training programmes to integrate the elements of technology into our operations”.
He appealed for national attention to be drawn to the danger posed by unrestricted access to the use dangerous drugs.
Hie said that Codeine syrup is designated as a controlled item due to its rampant abuse by our delinquent youth. The misuse and illicit distribution of codeine-containing medications have given rise to grave, security and public health concerns, contributing to a surge in addiction, adverse health effects, and societal challenges.
He assured that NCS will continue to partner with the NDLEA and other relevant government agencies to curb the spread of the menace and protect the future generations of Nigerians.
In conclusion, he advised that regulatory measures should be implemented to curb its availability and unrestricted access.