The Nigerian Customs, Federal Unit Ikeja has intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice.

This was disclosed by the Area Controller of  F.O.U. Comptroller Mohammed Haruna during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday.

He said the bags of rice was branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture.

Haruna said a suspect was arrested alongside the seizure which was made along Ikeja area on Monday.

“Before now, I thought it was a rumour that the plastic rice is all over the country but with this seizure, I have been totally convinced that such rice exists.

“We have done the preliminary analysis on the plastic rice. After boiling, it was sticky and only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it.

“I advise those economic saboteurs who see Yuletide season as a peak period for nefarious acts to desist from such illegal business.

“The unit has decided other operational modalities that will give them a run for their monies and count their losses,” he said.

Haruna lauded Nigerians who tipped the agency about the bags of rice.

The controller said the unit would hand over the plastic rice to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for proper investigation.

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