
The Nigeria Customs Service announced the seizure of surveillance drones, narcotics and expired pharmaceutical drugs valued at N43,588,618,859 at the APM Terminals examination bay in Apapa Port, Lagos. According to Tribune Online, Comptroller-General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi told maritime journalists on Thursday that the intercepted drones and banned drugs would be handed over to the relevant authorities for further action.
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