The Nigeria Customs Service,Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) on Tuesday ,said it seized the sum of $8,065,612.
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service,Col. Hameed Ali at a press conference in Lagos , said that the cash was intercepted in a car while it was about to be loaded into an aircraft.
Ali who did not provide details of the aircraft added that the money was stashed inside a vehicle belonging to the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO).
The CGC said a suspect, the driver of the vehicle and a staff of NAHCO, has been arrested in connection with the alleged money laundering.
Ali said the seizure was made in 20 sealed wraps contained in 6 Ghana must go bags and preliminary Investigation has commenced while two suspects arrested in connection with the seizure are in custody.
“From the day we seized this money, no bank has come to claim ownership. But our investigation will reveal the mystery behind the owners,” Alli.
Speaking further, he advised travellers to always declare any cash with them in excess of $10,000 in line with the Money Laundering and Anti Terrorism Financing laws.
Also speaking at the media briefing on Bashiru Adewale Adeniyi, Customs Area Controller of the International Airport disclosed that his men relied on credible intelligence to make the seizure.
