Nigerian drug dealer selling to foreigners nabbed by immigration in the toilets of Silom mall

[webfact]

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported from the press briefing at immigration HQ in Suan Phlu, Bangkok, yesterday. 

 

The case with the top billing went to the activities of Region 1 officers who were told by an informant that a colored man was dealing drugs in the downtown area.

 

He was using WhatsApp to communicate - an app popular with Europeans, Americans and Africans, said the media.

 

A sting was set up for the late evening of October 5th with the informant arranging to buy drugs by meeting in the toilets of a mall in the Bang Rak, Silom area of downtown Bangkok.

 

Immigration knew the suspect would arrive by BTS and had staked out the Saladaeng station when they saw a black man matching the description.

 

He was followed then confronted at the toilets where he tried to flush several packets of drugs down the toilet.

 

Police retrieved three ziplock sachets of ice and ketamine. 

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Arrested was Nigerian national George aged 28.

 

He said he got the drugs from a Thai woman in Ramkhamhaeng and could make a profit by selling them on to foriegners who paid above the market price.

 

His passport had absolutely no stamps in it and there was no record of him on the immigration biometrics system.

 

He was charged with possession with intent to sell Class 1 and 2 narcotics and illegal entry and detained. 

 

Some information he supplied is being used to expand the case. 

 

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[tonray]

2 minutes ago, webfact said:

His passport had absolutely no stamps in it and there was no record of him on the immigration biometrics system.

 

Hmmmm...I wonder who facilitated his entry....inquiring minds want to know...perhaps an inside job at the border ?

[steven100]

a nigerian selling drugs .....  who would have guessed   

[tonray]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

Immigration knew the suspect would arrive by BTS and had staked out the Saladaeng station when they saw a black man matching the description.

 

Must have been difficult to pick out of the crowd, I wonder if they used facial recognition software (????????????)

[LarrySR]

Gee, I hope thats not the same guy that promised to transfer $25 million into my account for an upfront fee of only $1,500. 

Still waiting...

[norfolkandchance]

Did a African grass him up ?

[ezzra]

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

He was using WhatsApp to communicate - an app popular with Europeans, Americans and Africans, said the media

Those Nigerians have their hand in every shady business you can imagine, from  selling drugs all the way to counterfeit and fake credentials to trafficking in all sorts including humans...

[fangless]

7 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Those Nigerians have their hand in every shady business you can imagine, from  selling drugs all the way to counterfeit and fake credentials to trafficking in all sorts including humans...

Not just the Nigerians are at it. 

I doubt there is any nationality that does not have dealings in shady business dealings.  They just get the bad press.

[LarrySR]

Sorry, a bit off topic but funny as hell when a victim turns the tables on a Nigerian scammer.

Video from ScamBait Central. Hilarious.

 

 

[Doctor Tom]

Hahaha , I laughed so much at this, I fear that mu shorts will never dry.  Chickens  and roosting comes to mind. 

[bbko]

 Hopefully they will catch his foreign customers buying his drugs.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Immigration knew the suspect would arrive by BTS and had staked out the Saladaeng station when they saw a black man matching the description.

Will he be black-listed?

[ronster]

But people were saying before they are all diamond dealers and there were only a few bad Nigerians selling drugs ! ????

[Caldera]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He said he got the drugs from a Thai woman in Ramkhamhaeng and could make a profit by selling them on to foriegners who paid above the market price.

Not enough profit to pay off the police though. 

[IvorBiggun2]

Harassing Nigerians was said to have been a reason why 'Big Joke' Pol Lt Gen Surachate  was sidelined a year or so ago.

[pacovl46]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Those Nigerians have their hand in every shady business you can imagine, from  selling drugs all the way to counterfeit and fake credentials to trafficking in all sorts including humans...

Right, like that’s unique to Nigerians! There’s crooks all over the planet from every single country in the world and they have their fingers in every illegal activity that makes money, in other words, there’s not a single nation in the world that has a white west! So what are you on about?! 

[DefaultName]

Has there ever been a positive post about a Nigerian?

[Denim]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

George aged 28.

Mildred will be dining alone tonight with Georges plate in the microwave.

[KhaoYai]

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

a nigerian selling drugs .....  who would have guessed   

This one must have missed his monthly payment. Anyone who needed confirmation on corruption/bungs In Thailand only had to visit Sukhumvit Road between Soi 11 and Asoke BTS pre-covid.

[IvorBiggun2]

18 minutes ago, DefaultName said:

Has there ever been a positive post about a Nigerian?

Has there ever been a positive post about a Cameroonian? About 5 years ago all the schools around here used them as English speakers employed by agencies. They lasted about a couple of months before all were rounded up and shipped out. It's not just Nigerians. 

[KhaoYai]

26 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Right, like that’s unique to Nigerians! There’s crooks all over the planet from every single country in the world and they have their fingers in every illegal activity that makes money, in other words, there’s not a single nation in the world that has a white west! So what are you on about?! 

Jeez, tell us something we don't know.  The problem is with the amount of crime, particularly international, that Nigerians are involved in.  Online Scam capital of the world for example.

[khunjeff]

Ok, so why is Immigration investigating narcotics crimes, when there are actual drug police in Thailand? 

[unblocktheplanet]

How did they spot him??? Good thing the malls are open again, eh!

[Almer]

10 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

Ok, so why is Immigration investigating narcotics crimes, when there are actual drug police in Thailand? 

They had chapter and verse on George but couldn’t find him on the system, so they went for a meeting.

[IvorBiggun2]

1 hour ago, khunjeff said:

why is Immigration investigating narcotics crimes

May be it's easier to deport someone for breaking immigration laws than it is to deport someone for drug violations. Just a guess.

[chrisandsu]

20 hours ago, tonray said:

Hmmmm...I wonder who facilitated his entry....inquiring minds want to know...perhaps an inside job at the border ?

Or got rid of the passport he entered on . 

[Rampant Rabbit]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

colored man

eeeeeeek  dont  tell JING  THING

[Tropposurfer]

22 hours ago, tonray said:

Must have been difficult to pick out of the crowd, I wonder if they used facial recognition software (????????????)

If not pasty faced, freckled, white fellas they all look alike to me lol ????????

[brianthainess]

So did he post "I'll show you my crack if you come to the toilets." ?? ???? I'm sure it was all just a misunderstanding.

Edited October 10, 2021 by brianthainess

[RafPinto]

On 10/9/2021 at 9:27 AM, steven100 said:

a nigerian selling drugs .....  who would have guessed   

Don't blame him.

It was his last resource.