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3 March 2022

Nigeria: Customs intercepts N3.1bn pangolin scales, elephant tusks enroute Asia

By Adaku Onyenucheya -The Guardian Nigeria The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the Wildlife Justice Commission, has intercepted pangolin scales and elephant tusks worth N3.1billion being transported through Nigeria to Asia. The Controller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, who disclosed this yesterday while displaying the seized items to journalists at the Customs Training College, Ikeja, Lagos, said 15 sacks of...
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7 August 2021

Nigeria: Customs Intercept N22.3bn Pangolin Scales, Elephant Tusks In Lagos

By Tola Adenubi, Nigerian Tribune The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, said it arrested three suspected smugglers in connection with different kilograms of Pangolin scales and Elephant tusks worth N22.3 billion in Lagos. While displaying the seizures to newsmen in Lagos, the Controller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali, said the 17,137.44 kilograms of Pangolin scales (196 sacks),...
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