尼日利亞海關截獲塑料製成的大米

Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of "plastic rice" smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says.

尼日利亞海關總署日前表示，他們沒收了2.5噸由無良商家走私進入該國的“塑料大米”。

Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season.

拉各斯海關主管哈魯納·馬穆杜稱，這些假的大米原計劃在節日期間放到市場上出售。

He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and "only God knows what would have happened" if people ate it.

據他表示，這些米在煮後會變得很粘稠，如果人們吃了，“天知道會發生什麼”。

It is not clear where the seized sacks came from but rice made from plastic pellets was found in China last year.

目前尚不清楚緝獲的麻袋來自何處，但去年在中國也發現了由塑料粒製成的米。

Rice is the most popular staple food in Nigeria. The BBC's Peter Okwoche says it is the only foodstuff that crosses cultural and ethnic lines across the country.

米是尼日利亞最受歡迎的主食。據BBC的彼得·奧庫切表示，這是跨越全國各地文化和種族界限的唯一食品。

Investigations are under way to establish how much of the contraband has already been sold.

調查工作目前仍在進行，以此來確定有多少違禁大米已經出售了。

Mr Mamudu did not explain how the plastic rice was made but said it had been branded as "Best Tomato Rice".

馬穆杜先生並沒有解釋這些塑料大米是怎麼製成的，但稱其是被包裝成“最佳番茄米”。