The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Lagos, has recorded a major breakthrough in the fight against wildlife trafficking with the interception of 22 pieces of elephant tusks valued at N126.39 million on the international black market. The operation, carried out in collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), also led to the arrest of four suspected members of a wildlife trafficking syndicate and the seizure of a vehicle believed to have been used in the illegal operation. According to the Customs Service, the seizure followed a well-coordinated intelligence-driven operation involving surveillance and investigations by officers of the Federal Operations Unit Zone A and the SIS A Team of the Customs Intelligence Unit, with support from partner agencies.