Crime Suppression Division, Sonthi, raids on Nigerian gangs for transnational cocaine trafficking Confiscated items worth more than 1 million baht, found the customers as high-class people – people in the entertainment industry
On November 27, 2021, at the Crime Suppression Division, Pol. Lt. Gen. Jirapob Phuridet, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Police, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Montree Teskan, Commander-in-Chief of Police. Ordered Pol Col. Thongchai Yuket, Commander-in-Chief of the Police 1st, to join forces with the Investigation Committee, Immigration Bureau 1, police officers of the NCPO. and the military arrested a multinational drug cartel in the area of Phra Khanong and Khlong Tan, Bangkok
Five suspects were arrested, including Daniel, 40, Alfred, 38, Gabriel, 37, all three of whom are Nigerian nationals and Ms Kanyarat. (Reserve the last name) 43 years old, Mr. Asadawut (Reserve the last name) 25 years old with the seizure of drugs, cocaine, total weight 413.29 grams, worth more than 1 million baht.
Crime Suppression Division, Sonthi, raids on Nigerian gangs for transnational cocaine trafficking Confiscated items worth more than 1 million.
According to the investigative officers, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Alfred and Mr. Gabriel 3, the accused have entered Thailand through various means, both legal. and smuggled away Then he married a Thai woman to use it as an illegal business tool. or set up a cocaine trafficking network in Thailand There is a division of duties as a process. Since smuggling cocaine into the country And distribute to sell to Thai and foreign customers. According to various entertainment venues in the Bangkok area, where most of the customers are probably people in the entertainment industry, high society or famous people. The officer is in the process of expanding the investigation.
For how to bring cocaine into this group of suspects will do that traveling into the nature of tourists or traveler As for the cocaine, it is hidden in the luggage. Or hide after the person by swallowing cocaine into their own stomach. to hide from being searched by airport officials In some cases, Thai women are also used as tools to smuggle cocaine.
From the investigation, all the accused confessed that they had been doing it for 4-5 years because they had no occupation as the main source. Most of their income comes from drug trafficking. The preliminary report charged the five suspects on the charges of “having a second class narcotic (cocaine) for illegal sale and distribution.”
The three Nigerian accused also face additional charges of “A foreigner fled to and stays in the kingdom without permission”, so he was sent to the NSSC for legal proceedings.
