 Now the Federal Operations Unit Zone A of the Nigerian Custom Service has announced that it says Contribent was $2.87 billion between January to March this year, while it made 29 arrests during the period. Speaking to journalists, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Hosein Ejibono said the seizures were due to evocations of various sections of the Nigerian Custom Service Act of 2023. The Federal Government import and export prohibition guidelines. Citizens should avoid smuggling because it is a criminal offence against the state. Participating in it has legal consequences, such as hefty fines, imprisonment or other illegal sanctions. For example, Section 228, first statements and declarations, Section 231, counterfeiting any sales, signature, initials or any mark used by any officer. Section 229, an intentional entry of rules for less-duty payment. Therefore, citizens must avoid smuggling because it does not only pose legal and safety issues, but also undermines the well-being of society as a whole. Smuggling in part society negatively by changing the economy through tax evasion, affects public health and safety, distorts the balance of fear, business competitiveness and also serves as an instrument for the achievement of other criminal activities. The customs boards added that within the period under review, the command also says 12,278 bags of rice equivalent to 21 trailers. What we are seeing here is another way of smuggling rice inside jerry can. You can see these jerry cans have been used either for PMS or diesel, PGO. Now you can see the rice that they kept inside 20 kg. See the rice. Someone will take this and will start thinking maybe one or two things, challenges will come up. They will not be thinking I don't know what I ate. I have a food poison. This is the poison.