The Nigeria Customs Service recovered a total of N3.02 billion in illegal rice between May 2022 and May 2023, according to data obtained by The PUNCH on Tuesday.
According to data received from the service through its National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs Abdullahi Maiwada, 206,835 bags of rice were seized during the time under review.
This comes as rice farmers lamented the ongoing incidences of product smuggling and urged the NCS and the Federal Government to step up the fight against smugglers.
According to NCS data, the service made a total of 1,745 seizures throughout the 13-month evaluation period.
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