The consignment intercepted at the cargo section of the MMA was also imported from Turkiye with one suspect in custody.
According to the Customs boss, military hardwares and accoutrements were also intercepted by the Airport Command of NCS.
“On 19th June, 2024, the MMA 2 command deployed personnel to man all exit points and conducted examination on all consignment due to the intelligence available to us and upon examination a parcel with number 235/587737755 which originated from Turkiye was intercepted.
“The consignment was exterminated from the rest and it was gathered that 55 pieces of Tomahawk semi automatic short gun was Intercepted with one suspect arrested,” he added.
The Customs had on Monday reported the interception of a 40-feet container with number MAEU165396, at Onne Port, containing pump action rifles and ammunition worth N4.17 billion.
The container contained 844 rifles and 112,500 live ammunition.
