Bangkok bust: Nigerian duo caught in a powder keg of trouble
Two Nigerian nationals were apprehended in Bangkok following the implication of their involvement in drug trafficking by a woman caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan.
Both men were identified as overstayers and are now facing immediate immigration charges, alongside being investigated for alleged drug-related offences.
Immigration and narcotics control police conducted a raid on a condominium on Navamin-Ram Intra road in the Kannayao district on March 4.
Ihejimba Bright Chimezie and Azubuike Chdiebere David were detained, as confirmed by Police Major General Phanthana Nuchanart, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau yesterday, March 5.
The men were initially charged with visa overstay and transferred to immigration investigators for legal proceedings.
Previously, Japanese police had detained a Thai woman attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan by ingesting 59 small packets, weighing approximately 700 grammes in total. The cocaine had an estimated value of 2.1 million baht (US$62,460), according to Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana.
The woman disclosed to investigators her relationship with one of the two Nigerian men in Bangkok, who were purportedly involved in illegal drug activities.
Japanese officials requested assistance from Thai police, who subsequently tracked the men to the condominium, resulting in their arrest, Pol. Maj. Gen. Phanthana stated.
The investigation into the matter is ongoing, reported Bangkok Post.
In similar news, officers from Chanuman Police Station pursued a drug trafficking gang smuggling methamphetamine into Thailand, successfully arresting one Laotian suspect and seizing 400,000 pills. Two other suspects escaped by boat on February 23.
Police Lieutenant Komsan Kamwan reported the arrest following a tip-off about drug smuggling at Ban Si Sombun, Chanuman district, Amnat Charoen province. The operation took place in the early morning when suspects planned to transport the drugs. Police were briefed, and security forces were deployed near the suspected smuggling point.
From 5am to 8am, a long-tail boat with an engine approached from Laos. As it neared the Thai shore, the driver cut the engine, allowing the boat to drift. Two men on board carried fertiliser sacks ashore while the boat driver remained onboard.
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