Rice Bags (photo File)
Federal Unit of Operations, Ikeja, the Nigerian Customs Service intercepted 102 plastic bags rice brand "Beat Tomato Rice" no date of manufacture.
The Customs Controller Zone F.O.U. Controller Mohammed Haruna on Tuesday in Lagos said the merchandise was stored for distribution as Christmas presents to the public.
Haruna said the officers of the unit intercepted the plastic rice along the Ikeja area on Monday, adding that a suspect was arrested as part of the seizure.
He said, "Before I thought it was a rumor that plastic rice is all over the country, but with this seizure I am quite convinced that there is rice.
"We did a preliminary analysis on rice plastic. After cooking, it was sticky and only God knows what would have happened if people had consumed it.
"I advise those economic saboteurs who see the Christmas season as a maximum period for such reprehensible acts to give up illegal businesses.
"The unit has decided other operational modalities that will make up their money and count their losses."
He described smuggling as a global phenomenon, adding that such an act could not be fully controlled, but could be brought to a minimum.
Haruna appreciated well-intentioned Nigerians who provided a fast information service that led to the discovery of plastic rice bags.
The driver, however, informed the media to educate the public about the existence of plastic rice, adding that it was more a rumor.
Haruna assured the public that the particular plastic rice point seized by the distribution unit had been blocked with immediate effect.
He said the investigation was still ongoing.
The driver said the unit delivered plastic rice to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and control of an adequate investigation.
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