The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, has intercepted smuggled goods with a duty-paid value of ₦721.96 million, including second-hand clothing, cigarettes and unregistered pharmaceutical products.

The Acting Customs Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Haliru Isah Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday, October 15, 2026, during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Sokoto.

According to the command, the seized items have a total duty-paid value of ₦721,957,021.41.

Abdullahi said the interceptions followed intensified anti-smuggling operations aimed at protecting Nigeria’s economy, securing its borders and preventing illegal goods from entering circulation.

Items listed among the seizures included a used DAF truck, 599 bales of second-hand clothes, seven sacks of second-hand women’s bags, 43 cartons of cigarettes and seven cartons of Akouna coffee.

The command also reported seizing pharmaceutical products comprising 100 packages of quinine, 500 packages of amodiaquine, 140 packages of paracetamol and 300 packages of anti-cold medication.

Other medical products included a carton of analgesic injections, two cartons of Dynewell syrup, one carton of Dynewell tablets and one carton of Clear Cold.

Abdullahi said the command had continued its enforcement activities despite security challenges in parts of Sokoto and Zamfara states.

He warned that unregistered pharmaceutical products could pose risks to public health and urged Nigerians to provide credible information to support efforts to tackle smuggling and other illegal cross-border activities.

The acting controller also commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, officers of the command and other security agencies for their contributions to the anti-smuggling campaign.

He reaffirmed the command’s commitment to facilitating legitimate trade, collecting revenue for national development and curbing smuggling.