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SON seizes 560 bags of sugar allegedly smuggled into Kebbi

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Kebbi SON impounds 560 bags of smuggled sugar in Kebbi

The Kebbi State branch of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in has seized a truck-load of 560 bags of sugar supposedly smuggled from Brazil through the Kebbi’s borders with Niger Republic.

The confiscated goods, weighing 50kg each, were branded as White Crystal Sugar Nardini Agroindustrial LTDA Industrial Brazillaira, and sold at N15,000 per bag.

In a separate development, 55 and half bags of the products were impounded by the SON during shop-to-shop search at the Birnin-Kebbi central market, summing up to 610 and half bags of smuggled sugar seized just within three days of its operations in the state.

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The smuggling of the goods contravened SON Act 2015, Part VII , number 26(1-2) which stipulated at least three years imprisonment and fine of N2 million or both.

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Confirming the confiscation, the Kebbi State Director of SON., Mr. Jibril Mohammed, on Monday revealed that the products lacked vitamin ‘A’ which is a against with Federal Government’s directive that all food items must contain Vitamin ‘A’.

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Mohammed said, ” We have been directed by Director General of SON to impounds any sugar imported to the country without permission of the agency. These items was smuggled into the country. We mounted our intelligent,markets surveillance and other technics available to us to track down the truck.

“So far, the owner of the truck has been arrested ,he is already with the police. Investigation still on going. This impounded truck has 550 bags of imported sugar and during our shops to shops searching in the market, we seized 50 and half illegal imported bags of sugar in the market .”

Mohammed added that the owners of shops where bags of imported sugar were discoveres have signed documents with the agency stating that “whenever we need them, they would be made available.”

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He cautioned the public to buy registered products in the market, noting that they must be conscious of commodities without SON approval and expiry dates.