The operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in Zone 'D', Bauchi State, have intercepted 718 pieces of donkey skins with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over ₦24 million in Mubi, Adamawa State. The Comptroller of the Unit, Abdullahi Ka'ila, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing in Bauchi, stating that the seizure was made on 26 December following credible intelligence and coordinated enforcement operations by officers of the unit. The Federal Operations Unit Zone 'D' covers Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Benue, Gombe, Taraba, Plateau, Nasarawa and Yobe States. According to him, the donkey skins, which are classified as prohibited items, were concealed in a vehicle intercepted during routine patrols. Ka'ila further disclosed that the driver and owner of the consignment have been arrested and are currently in custody for further investigation.