Compliance team of the Customs service discovered 18 suspected smuggled exotic vehicles.The vehicles were discovered in a shop in Abuja of which 13 of the vehicles were bullet proof.
Some of the seized vehicles are: Rolls Royce, Lincoln Navigator, Infinity, G wagons, Range Rovers among others
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, said the compliance team of the service discovered 18 suspected smuggled exotic vehicles displayed for sale at a shop Abuja.
Ali said this while addressing newsmen on the interception of the vehicles on Tuesday, September 19, in Abuja. He also said that beyond non-payment of customs duty, 13 of the vehicles were bullet proof. The Customs boss said that the service was enforcing the law on prohibition of smuggling, adding that possession of smuggled items was an offence.
According to him, the vehicles require clearance from the office of the National Security Adviser before importation.
“Based on credible information, the detachment of the compliance team visited the shop (name withheld) in Abuja and discovered the vehicles that were displayed for sales.
See more photos of the intercepted vehicles below :
Photos credit: Facebook, Nigeria Customs service.
Some of the seized vehicles are: Rolls Royce, Lincoln Navigator, Infinity, G wagons, Range Rovers among others
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, said the compliance team of the service discovered 18 suspected smuggled exotic vehicles displayed for sale at a shop Abuja.
Ali said this while addressing newsmen on the interception of the vehicles on Tuesday, September 19, in Abuja. He also said that beyond non-payment of customs duty, 13 of the vehicles were bullet proof. The Customs boss said that the service was enforcing the law on prohibition of smuggling, adding that possession of smuggled items was an offence.
According to him, the vehicles require clearance from the office of the National Security Adviser before importation.
“Based on credible information, the detachment of the compliance team visited the shop (name withheld) in Abuja and discovered the vehicles that were displayed for sales.
See more photos of the intercepted vehicles below :
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