Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service , Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, yesterday, lamented the continuous smuggling of illicit drugs, rice, Premium Motor Spirit and other items through the borders, saying it was compromising the nation’s revenue, economy and sabotaging food security.
He said the codeine syrup, which is reportedly being abused by mostly young persons in society, is associated with addiction and, in the long-term, results in anxiety, depression, memory loss, and damage to the liver, kidneys and brain. According to him, despite the effect of fuel subsidy removal on the economy, smugglers still attempt to smuggle PMS across the border, as 5,600 litres of PMS were intercepted and seized in an attempt to take them out through Oja-odan axis in Ogun State.