 N7.3BN worth of tramadol has been seized by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Customs seized the 40 by 40 feet containers laden with Tramadol and other dangerous pharmaceutical products worth over N7.3billion yesterday. NCS said the drugs were imported into the country by some scrupulous importers from India to endanger the health of the nation.
 Customs further revealed that the importers tried to bribe them with over $400,000 (about N150million), to get just one of the containers released, but the bribe was refused. Addressing reporters at the Apapa command of the Service Comptroller-General, Col. Hameed Ali (retd), said NCS has also impounded two helicopters that can be used for nefarious activities. One of the helicopter with registration number SN-BLI, was meant to be used for the export and was concealed in container number PONU7789246, while the second helicopter, a Cessna 182A, was imported into the country from the United States of America for unknown assignment.
 Ali said one of the helicopters was falsely declared as 388 bags of cashew nuts, while the second was concealed in container number MRKU 4457663 before they were intercepted by some vigilant and patriotic officers of the command. He has promised that the owners of the two helicopters will be found. The comptroller general also revealed that three suspects with some Customs officers that were involved in the clearance of some of the containers have been arrested for further investigation and possible prosecution. Photo Credit: Getty
