The Nigeria Customs Service, Eastern Marine Command, Port Harcourt, stated it intercepted different wildlife and other contraband with a duty-paid value of N680 million.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Tangwa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
He noted that the various contrabands were intercepted at different waterways within the command.
Tangwa added that the seizures showed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
He noted that the interception represented a significant blow to the illicit trade of endangered species.
Meanwhile, in the statement, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Mike Ugbagu, thanked the management of the service for deploying gunboats and logistic boats to the command.
