THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command, has intercepted some arms and ammunition allegedly being smuggled into the country by some criminals.
A source within the service told this newspaper that other items recovered were military camouflage and substances suspected to be illicit drugs.
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He added that the arms recovered were automatic single-barrel rifles and pump action guns.
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Though details of the interception are still sketchy, the recoveries were made during an inspection of consignments imported into the country.
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But the source could not confirm if any arrests were made.
This interception is coming barely eight months after the Comptroller-General of Customs Adewale Adeniyi told journalists that two suspects were arrested in connection with the illegal importation of 31 arms of various types at Tin-Can and Multi-Purpose Terminals (PTML) ports in Lagos.
