The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Command has disclosed that it generated over N65.4 billion in the month of April.

The Area Controller of the command, Ibrahim Yusuf, in a media briefing revealed this on Thursday.

Yusuf said, “This indicates a 64% increase in collection and an unprecedented record that has never been achieved in the history of Apapa Area Command.

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In line with the provision of extant laws, trade guidelines, and enforcement of government fiscal policy measures, the command was able to further strengthen its anti-smuggling operations against economic saboteurs through credible intelligence-driven operations.

This led to the seizure of 4×40 feet containers laden with unregistered pharmaceuticals (674 cartons of tramadol tablets in 225mg and 120mg, and 805 cartons of codeine syrup in 100ml) at APMT and SIFAX 3 bonded terminal respectively.

Other items seized in the period under review include: two containers of unprocessed wood and one container of scrap copper wire,” he said.

He added that the progress the Apapa Command made in the month of April was possible due to the resilience of the officers, citing that the Command had taken steps to ensure efficient revenue collection by creating an enabling environment for legitimate businesses to thrive.