The Customs Area Controller of Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, F.O.U, Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos.
Haruna said that officers of the unit intercepted the plastic rice along Ikeja area on Monday, adding that a suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure.
“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.
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“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,” the controller said.
Haruna, who said that investigation was still ongoing, added that the unit would hand over the plastic rice to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for proper investigation.