Police Intercept 8,450 Ammunition Concealed in T-shirt Cartons

Lagos State Police Command has smashed a syndicate that specialized in illegal importation of ammunition from neighboring West African countries, arresting three suspected members, including  retired naval officer.
The suspects, alleged to be traders at the popular Onitsha market,  usually concealed the ammunition inside their goods, using the method to evade security checks at the border.

But luck ran out on them after the surveillance team of Trade Fair Division, under Area ‘E’ Command intercepted a Volkswagen bus loaded with goods from Seme border, on Wednesday, at the Trade Fair Complex.

The vehicle was reportedly taken to the station based on suspicion, where a startling discovery of 8,450 live cartridges, concealed inside cartons of T-shirts was made, when searched.

Parading the suspects before journalists, yesterday, at the command headquarters, Ikeja, the Command boss, Mr Umar Manko, revealed that  “after close examination, a navy warrant officer’s WO2 uniform, identity card, beret, badges and shoes of a retired naval officer,  who was in charge of the vehicle,  at the time of arrest, were found .

Culled from VANGUARD
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/police-intercept-8450-ammunition-concealed-in-t-shirt-cartons/