The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Island Port Command, has actually obstructed 1.2 tonnes of illegal drugs valued at N3.674 billion in 2 40-foot containers imported from Canada to Nigeria.
The seizures, made on September 2 and 16, 2026, made up 890 packs of Delta-8 cannabis-infused cookies and gummies weighing 598.08 kilogrammes and 1,207 plans of Cannabis Indica weighing 603.75 kilogrammes.
The Customs Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Joseph Anani, who revealed the advancement on Friday, stated that the compounds were found throughout joint physical exams carried out by officers of the NCS and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Anani kept in mind that the very first container was obstructed on September 2, including that a 100 percent joint health examination exposed 890 packs of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies, along with 2 secondhand lorries: a 2008 Mercedes-Benz and a Nissan Infiniti.
He stated: “The 2nd container, with number SKU625643/6, was obstructed on September 16. According to the controller, evaluation of the container exposed 1,207 bundles of Cannabis Indica weighing 603.75 kilogrammes.
“Other products discovered in the 2nd container consisted of 2 utilized Toyota Sienna lorries, 2 utilized Toyota Corolla automobiles and utilized engine extra parts.”
Anani worried that the concealment of the compounds amongst imported cars and car extra parts highlighted smugglers’ decision to make use of containerised freight to move restricted products into the nation.
According to Anani, the 2 seizures totaled up to 1,201.83 kilogrammes of believed illegal drug-related compounds, with a combined approximated street worth of N3.674 billion, stating that the taken compounds would be officially turned over to the NDLEA for additional examination and other required actions within its statutory required.
The controller stressed that partnership in between Customs and the NDLEA stayed important to determining and obstructing drug trafficking networks running through the country’s seaports.
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