At the end of the operation which lasted for hours, several of the fleeing traffickers sustained varying degrees of injury.
Twenty-six bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp being smuggled into the country from Ghana were recovered.
The custom operatives were able to intercept the items after a tip-off while they were on patrol at Tanfi Island in Badagry.
The head of the command, Comptroller Umar Yusuf, while briefing newsmen in company of Captain Simeon Dogo from the Nigerian Navy in Lagos, said a combined team of Customs and officers of the Nigerian Navy made the seizures possible.
He said however that no suspect was arrested, explaining that though the officers and men of the Service waited several hours for the owners to surface, they never did.
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He said however that no suspect was arrested, explaining that though the officers and men of the Service waited several hours for the owners to surface, they never did.
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