The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command, has intercepted a cocaine shipment valued at N29.4 billion at the Lagos port.

Joe Anani, Area Controller for PTML, disclosed the seizure to reporters on Tuesday, explaining that the interception followed a report from the terminal operator who discovered suspicious packages in one of 39 empty containers destined for export.

The 20ft container, with serial number GCNU1332851, brought in from Freetown, Sierra Leone, was flagged during a routine disinfection exercise.

“The terminal operator alerted the command immediately, and a joint examination was conducted alongside officers from the NDLEA, Department of State Services (DSS), Police Anti-Bomb Squad, and other agencies,” Anani said.

During inspec

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