The Nigeria Customs Service says its Kano/Jigawa Area Command has disrupted several smuggling operations worth more than ₦1.01 billion.
The interceptions occurred between January and early March 2026.
The Acting Customs Area Controller, Usman Adamu, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Customs House in Bompai, Kano.
Adamu said the seizures resulted from intelligence-driven operations and joint patrols with other security agencies.
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Officers intercepted prohibited goods ranging from undeclared foreign currencies to smuggled vehicles and pharmaceutical products.
The operations also uncovered cases of wildlife trafficking and livestock theft.
One of the interceptions occurred at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.
Customs officers recovered undeclared foreign currencies from a passenger’s luggage.
The seizure included $106,500, 134,256 Saudi riyals, 28 Chinese yuan and 20 Ghanaian cedis.
The suspect was later handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for investigation.
Customs officers also intercepted two smuggled Dongfeng vehicles along the Kano–Hadejia and Maiduguri routes.
One vehicle carried six silver metal bars weighing about 12.2 kilograms.
Along the Yan Awaki axis of the Eastern Bypass, officers seized 1,447 used tyres suspected to have been smuggled into the country.
Customs also intercepted more than 15 million capsules of Pregabalin 300mg at the SAHCO terminal of the airport.
The products are suspected to be unregistered medicaments without approval from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.
Officers also rescued a live lion cub in Kano and arrested two suspects.
Other wildlife seizures included live and dead pangolins in separate operations.
Adamu warned smugglers to stop activities that undermine the country’s economy.
He said the command would continue surveillance across major transport corridors.
The Customs official also called on the public to provide useful information to help combat illicit trade.
