The Petrol concealed in about 2,500 Jerry cans and sack were by intercepted by men of the Nigerian Customs Service during routine patrol.
The command’s spokesman,Hussein Abdullahi on Thursday in a statement said the petrol seized has a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N19,785,000 only.
“This is in continuation of our efforts to suppress the smuggling of petroleum products within the nooks and crannies of the command.
“The officers and men of the Seme Area Command, on a routine patrol along the bushes within Seme and Badagry, intercepted another large quantity of petroleum products packaged in sacks and jerry cans.
“The arrest was made in the early hours of today, Sept. 22.
“The seized petroleum products were estimated to be around 2,500 jerry cans of 30 litres each, equivalent to 75,000 litres.
“The DPV is N19,785,000 only,” Abdullahi said.
