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NewsReport3 November 2026

Nigeria Customs Federal Operations Unit Zone A reports 195 seizures in four weeks, including 5,986 parcels of cannabis weighing 3,407.83 kg

Nairametrics, relaying the News Agency of Nigeria, reported that the Acting Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Oladapo Afeni, told a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday 3 November that the unit made 195 seizures of prohibited and restricted goods in four weeks. The article says the seizures included 5,986 parcels of cannabis sativa and indica weighing 3,407.83 kg, 400 grams of cocaine, 100 grams of methamphetamine and codeine syrup, among other goods valued at N6.19 billion in all. It does not say where the seizures were made.

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PlaceNigeria

AgencyNigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A

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2026-11-03 Report Nigeria Customs Federal Operations Unit Zone A reports 195 seizures in four weeks, including 5,986 parcels of cannabis weighing 3,407.83 kg Nairametrics, relaying the News Agency of Nigeria, reported that the Acting Comptroller of the Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Oladapo Afeni, told a news conference in Lagos on Tuesday 3 November that the unit made 195 seizures of prohibited and restricted goods in four weeks. The article says the seizures included 5,986 parcels of cannabis sativa and indica weighing 3,407.83 kg, 400 grams of cocaine, 100 grams of methamphetamine and codeine syrup, among other goods valued at N6.19 billion in all. It does not say where the seizures were made. https://nairametrics.com/2026/11/03/customs-intercepts-n6-19-billion-worth-of-smuggled-goods-including-3-4-tonnes-of-cannabis/ Nigeria Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A