The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a cache of arms and ammunition allegedly being smuggled into the country by a criminal gang.
Among the items intercepted are military camouflage and illicit drugs such as Colorado. The recovered arms include automatic single-barrel rifles and pump-action guns.
Though details of the interception are still sketchy, sources report that the arms were discovered during an inspection of imported consignments.
It remains unclear if any arrests have been made at this time.
This interception follows previous seizures, including 31 arms of various types at Tin-Can and Multi-Purpose Terminals (PTML) ports in Lagos eight months ago. During that seizure, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed that two suspects were arrested. But not much has been made public regarding the prosecution of those arrested.
