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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted three million capsules of opioids more dangerous and potent than tramadol at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos.The seizure of 3,000,000 capsules of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol weighing 1,500 kilogr stanley fr ams on Monday 7th March 2022, followed a similar operation in which anti-narcotic officers of the Agency also intercepted 8,613 kilograms of Loud cannabis smuggled in from Ghana through the wa adidas samba adidas terways at the Eko stanley italy Atlantic Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos the previous day, Sunday 6th March.The seized drugs at the bonded terminal were discovered during a joint examination of a 20ft container, SUDU 7774749 with men of Customs service. Though the consignment was said to have originated from Ningbo province in China and falsely labelled as containing 271 packages of insulating fittings, faucet water closet wc, industrial office printing machine , investigations revealed that information on the bill of laden and shipping documents were fake.Further investigations uncovered that the container originated from India and arrived in Nigeria Apapa port on 10th February 2022. Findings showed that the Tramadol found and labelled as Tafrodol 120mg is actually Tapentadol, which is more dangerous and potent opioid than Tramadol. It was also discovered that the container, SUDU 7774749 was consigned from India in Nhava Sheva port, then transloaded through Morocco and Ghana to Nigeria Fdwc Customs seizes smuggled goods worth N150m
Wednesday 04 May 2022 1:44 pmSwiss blockchain developer sues Meta over infinity logo trademark disputeBy: Louis GossShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg A Swiss blockchain developer has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta, over claims the tech giantrsquo infinity logo bares too many similarities to its own infinity insignia.Swiss non-profit owala Dfinity filed a lawsuit in a California court, after claiming it would be ldquo e yeti ca verel hydro flask cup y harmed by being linked in any way to Metarsquo ldquo ordid history of online privacy violations.The Zurich headquartered developer said it had suffered irreparable injury as a result of Metarsquo rebrand, which saw it adopt a new infinity logo last year.In a letter to investors last year, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the name Meta ndash; from the Greek word for beyond ndash; had been inspired by his time studying Classics at universityAny association between Dfinity and Meta would cause consumers, including users and developers, to question Dfinityrsquo core mission, the lawsuit says. Dfinity, which was first set up in 2016, said it first registered its infinity trademark in 2017 and first registered its logo with the US patent office in 2018.Read moreStephen Fry launches pound;100k lawsuit again |
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