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Nigerian Customs hands over seized drugs worth 511.4 million naira

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Nigeria Customs handed illicit products worth 511.4 million naira to the anti-drug agency and health regulator, including cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine and codeine syrup. Two vehicles and two suspects were also transferred to the authorities in Ikeja for investigation and legal action, according to Customs spokesperson Hussaini Abdullahi, cited by Punch.

The Nigeria Customs Service handed seized illicit drugs and pharmaceutical products, with a duty-paid value of 511.4 million naira, to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The handover took place on Friday in Ikeja, according to Hussaini Abdullahi, spokesperson for the Federal Operations Unit Zone A.

The products included 121 packages of cannabis. The NDLEA and NAFDAC are to continue investigations and take appropriate legal action, Punch reports.

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