The Federal
Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted
102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of
manufacture.
The
Customs Area Comptroller of F.O.U. Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, made the
disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in
Lagos.
He
said that the commodity was stored for distribution as Yuletide gifts for the
public.
Haruna said that officers of the unit intercepted the plastic rice along
Ikeja area on Monday, adding that a suspect was arrested in connection with the
seizure.
He described smuggling as a global phenomenon, adding that such
act could not be curbed entirely but could be brought to its barest minimum.
Haruna
appreciated well-meaning Nigerians who provided the service with prompt
information that led to the discovery of the bags of plastic rice.
The
controller, however, advised the media to educate the public on the existence
of plastic rice, adding that it was no longer a rumour.
Haruna
assured the public that the distribution point of the particular plastic rice
seized by the unit had been blocked with immediate effect.
He
said that investigation was still ongoing.
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