Customs intercepts $193,000 hidden in yoghurt carton at Abuja Airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command on Thursday seized $193,000 in undeclared foreign currency hidden inside a carton of yoghurt at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport.
This interception, was the result of effective intelligence gathering and a thorough baggage inspection of an incoming passenger.
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Addressing journalists at the airport’s international wing, the Customs area controller, Comptroller Olumide Adebisi, disclosed that the suspect, Kamilu Abdullahi Sarina (40 years old), arrived in Nigeria onboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight No. 951 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Acting on intelligence received earlier in the day, Customs officers conducted a detailed inspection, which led to the discovery of the concealed funds.
“Around the early hours of today, we received an intelligence report, which proved very helpful. This afternoon, one Kamilu Abdullahi Sarina, who boarded Ethiopian Airlines from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was found concealing a total sum of $193,000 inside a carton of yoghurt,” Adebisi said.
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