US EditionCustoms Seize 420kg of Pangolin Scales in Kano, Arrest Suspect
KANO, NIGERIA, JUL 18 – The Nigeria Customs Service disrupted a major wildlife trafficking attempt by seizing 420kg of pangolin scales and arresting one suspect in an intelligence-led operation.
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Customs Foils Smuggling Attempt Worth ₦20.5bn
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat smuggling and protect the country’s borders. The Port Harcourt II Area Command of the NCS has successfully intercepted 16 containers with a Duty Paid Value of ₦20,549,998,200. The contraband items, including illicit pharmaceutical products, were strategically concealed within legitimate consumer goods. According to the Comptroller-General of Customs,…
Nigerian Customs Service Seizes 420kg of Pangolin Scales in Kano State - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
The Nigerian Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted 420 kilogrammes of pangolin scales in a major anti-wildlife trafficking operation in a suburb of Kano State, North-West Nigeria. Addressing journalists in Kano, the Customs Area Controller, Abubakar Dalhatu, said the seizure was made on Wednesday, July 2025, following a collaborative effort of the Nigerian Customs’ personnel and other relevant agencies. According to Dalhatu,…
Customs seizes 420kg Pangolin scales in Kano - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted 420 kilograms of Pangolin scales during a coordinated intelligence-led operation in a suburb of the Kano metropolis. Customs officials conducting a press briefing in Kano Disclosing this on Thursday, July 17, 2025, during a press briefing in Kano, the Area Comptroller, Dalhatu Abubakar, said the seizure was made on Wednesday, at about 7 p.m. He said that the seizure followed…
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