Thai police working with the US Drug Enforcement agency
have arrested a Nigerian man who they say is an international drug
dealer in cocaine.
Emmanuel Okwudili Ilichukwu was arrested in Suksawat Soi 26 on two warrants on Thursday, February 22.
A force led by deputy tourist police commissioner Surachet
Hakpal raided his property where they found a quantity of ganja in a
food cupboard.
Surachet told the media that the Thais had been working
with the DEA to arrest the Nigerian. He had been on their radar but
managed to avoid capture before.
He had made frequent trips from Bangkok to Nigeria and was
involved in packaging cocaine in plastic and hiding it in electrical
appliances.
The drugs found their way to Australia and New Zealand.
The drugs found their way to Australia and New Zealand.
He was using Bangkok as a base and also dealing drugs in
the Thai capital. He has been charged with possession and intent to
distribute a class 2 drug (cocaine).
Source: Thai Rath.
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