Cocaine trafficking: Nigerian arrested in Thailand

A Nigerian man has been arrested in Thailand in connection with a cocaine trafficking network operating in Bangkok’s nightlife districts.

According to the Bangkok Post on Sunday, Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Pol Lt Gen Sayam Boonsom said officers arrested Nwaiwu Ifeanyi Placid, 46, in an operation targeting the syndicate.

Police said he was tracked and arrested near Silom Soi 1, where about 27 grammes of cocaine were seized.

Three others were also arrested on drug possession charges, including Swiss national Thomas Giubibini and two Thai suspects, Thanayot Asawamethi, 35, and Nattawat Wangkitjinda, 34.

Authorities said total seizures included about 30 grammes of cocaine, a car, 1.5 million baht in cash, foreign currency worth 15,000 baht, and jewellery valued at 400,000 baht.

Police linked the arrests to earlier operations against the same network. Punch