Nigeria Customs Service intercept 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice

 

  The Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture.

   The Customs Area Controller of F.O.U. Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen yesterday in Lagos.

   He said that the commodity was stored for distribution as Yuletide gifts for the public.

Haruna described smuggling as a global phenomenon, adding that such act could not be curbed entirely but could be brought to its barest minimum.

  He appreciated well-meaning Nigerians who provided the service with prompt information that led to the discovery of the bags of plastic rice.

   The controller, however, advised the media to educate the public on the existence of plastic rice, adding that it was no longer a rumour.

 Haruna assured Nigerians that the distribution point of the particular plastic rice seized by the unit had been blocked with immediate effect.