Pump Action Rifles Seized At Tin Can Island Port(See Photos)

The Tincan Island Command earlier today
intercepted a total of 440 pieces of
assorted Pump Action Riffles.


Blazegist Speaking with
journalists at the Enforcement section of
the Unit, the Customs Area Controller,
Bashar Yusuf said that the seizure was
effected through intelligence which
necessitated the segregation of the 1 x 20ft
container to the Enforcement Unit for
physical examination.



Speaking further, the Zonal Co-ordinator
Zone ‘A’, ACG ABUE, M. N mni who
represented the Comptroller-General, gave
the breakdown of the seizures as follows;



i. ONE HUNDRED (100) PIECES BLACK
TORNADO SINGLE BARREL RIFLES.
ii. SEVENTY-FIVE (75) PIECES SILVER MAGNUM
SINGLE BARREL RIFLES.
iii. FIFTY (50) PIECES OF ALTER PUMP ACTION
RIFLES.
iv. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN (215) PIECES
BLACK SINGLE BARREL RIFLES.
v. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR (164)
PIECES OF RIFLE NOZZLE.
vi. ONE HUNDRED AND THREE (103) PIECES OF
ARMS GRIPS.
vii. ONE HUNDRED AND TEN (110) PIECES OF
TRIGGER.
viii. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN (113)
PIECES OF ARM GUARD.
ix. ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN (107) PIECES OF
BRIDGE BLOCK.
x. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO (122)
PIECES OF ALLEN KEYS.
xi. ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN (117)
PIECES OF ASSEMBLE BUTT
xii. FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN (516) 5OKG
BAGS OF POP CEMENT.




Answering questions from the media on
the circumstance surrounding the seizure,
the Customs Area Controller said that the
importer declared the consignment as
ANTISERA AND CANNULE (CHEMICAL
FORMULAR).
He added that based on intelligence, the 1 x
20ft container No. PONU 210024/1 was
brought down to the Enforcement Unit of
the Command, where a 100% physical
examination was conducted which
revealed all the items mentioned earlier.



Speaking further on the status of the
seizure, the Customs Area Controller stated
that investigation is still ongoing with a
view to unraveling those behind the
importation and that further profiling of
the importer will be carried out to get other
details.