Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted various items, including vehicles and Indian hemp with a Duty Paid Value of N1.61bn.

Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Colonel Hameed Ali, told newsmen that the unit intercepted eight Lexus Jeep LX 570, 2017 model; 13 Land Cruiser jeeps of 2017 models, and 17 Toyota Hilux 2009-2016 models.

Ali said all the vehicles had a DPV of N1.37bn, saying other seizures included 12,081 bags of rice, 75 bales of second hand clothes and 40 other vehicles.

The seizures also included 135 cartons of frozen products, 130 parcels of 116kg of Indian hemp, three used cars and 1,174 pieces of used tyres.

He urged the public and the media to educate Nigerians on the dangers inherent in consuming smuggled products.