Troops and officers of the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta serving under the code-name Operation MESA have intercepted 88 bags of 50kg of foreign parboiled rice during a patrol in the state.
Capt. Samuel Akari, the acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of 35 Artillery Brigade made the disclosure via a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday.
He noted that the interception was carried out in line with intelligence report detailing the conveyance of contraband goods into the country.
he also explained that the interception was carried out on Thursday around 4pm at Rounder- Imasayi road in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the state.
“The drivers who fled upon sighting the troops were conveying the goods in two unregistered Mazda saloon cars.
“Also, a Ford bus without a registration number that was abandoned on the road was also seen with the contraband goods.
“The intercepted items and the three vehicles have been handed over to the Customs Ogun 1 Area Command for further action,” he said.
He further noted that inter-agency collaboration was necessary for the enforcement of anti–smuggling laws and to safeguard national economic interests and agenda.
