LAGOS – THE Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service Zone C, Owerri, Imos State, has impounded contraband worth N500 million from the zone, which activities covered South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country.

Disclosing this to newsmen was the Comptoroller of the Zone, Mohammed Biu, who said the command made 16 seizure, comprising various goods, which was unprecedented in the unit.

Comptroller Biu explained that the seized items were intercepted along Obollo-Afor-Ummuna, 9th Mole axis.

The items include cartoons of imported soap, second hand clothings, vehicles and second hand tyres. Also impounded were 1X4ft. countainer of second hand clothings along Port Harcourt-Aba road and a 10-tyre truck filled with imported soap and textile materials at Calabar.