The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has announce the arrest of three
Chinese business men identified as Gao Gnuxu, Li Yang and Zhon
Showmin, for allegedly smuggling contraband and illegal textile
materials worth over N20 billion into the country.

The service has also sealed over 20 warehouses belonging to the
Chinese in Kano and Lagos States respectively, in an operation
co-ordinated by the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Muhammad
Diko Inde.

According to the service, the operation was undertaken under the
directives of the CGC who had been monitoring movements of the
smugglers who were mainly Chinese and at a stage, the operatives of
the Customs conducted undercover operation to locate and discover the
actual number of illegal warehouses in Kano State being operated by
foreigners with the support of unpatriotic Nigerians.

Shalangwu added that during its investigation, the Customs team
discovered over 20 warehouses fully loaded with printed textile
materials ready for transportation to various markets in the country.

The CGS, in a state of the matter report, said:

"We have seized the printed illegal materials and sealed over 20
warehouses whose value worth N20 billion.

We are doing this in our effort to make Nigeria free of all illegal
businesses, imports and actions capable of totally crippling the
country."