Nigerian drug lord’s Thai wives and foreign accomplices nabbed in Bangkok smuggling sting

[snoop1130]

 

Police swooped to arrest a Nigerian drug lord’s three Thai wives and five foreigners in a drug smuggling operation at a house in Bangkok’s Nimit Mai district.

 

Kirisak Tantinawachai, acting commissioner of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), said officers had uncovered a drug trafficking network in Thailand controlled by a Nigerian man called Joseph, also known as Mickey, who lives in Nigeria.

 

The man transferred cocaine and heroin to his gang in Thailand for distribution both within the kingdom and abroad, including Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan.

 

The gang also laundered money in Thailand by using the cash to buy children’s clothes, shoes, dried fish, etc., and shipped them to Nigeria through a company owned by Nigerian nationals.

 

The NSB officers carried out the anti-narcotics operation called Mouse Hunt today, October 27, to arrest the gang members in Thailand. They raided 17 suspicious locations and arrested eight suspects at a house in the Nimit Mai area.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Facebook/ Page 3 News

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-27

 

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[mokwit]

13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The gang also laundered money in Thailand by using the cash to buy children’s clothes, shoes, dried fish, etc.,

I thought drug barons lived a little bit better than munching on dried fish.

[observer90210]

How do the nigerians manage worldwide to establish drug networks almost overnight ?

 

Are they that smart and the authorities that incompetent ?

 

Or is the money involved reaching such summits, that they bribe their way in almost anywhere and everywhere ?

 

Or maybe considering the alarming amount of policy makers globally who are hidden junkies, despite their italian cut suits.....it could somewhat be a piece of the puzzle.

 

 

[kidneyw]

23 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The gang also laundered money in Thailand by using the cash to buy children’s clothes, shoes, dried fish, etc.

Certainly makes a change from luxury cars and houses.

[transam]

11 minutes ago, mokwit said:

I thought drug barons lived a little bit better than munching on dried fish.

Exported.........😋

[transam]

5 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

How do the nigerians manage worldwide to establish drug networks almost overnight ?

 

Are they that smart and the authorities that incompetent ?

 

Or is the money involved reaching such summits, that they bribe their way in almost anywhere and everywhere ?

 

Or maybe considering the alarming amount of policy makers globally who are hidden junkies, despite their italian cut suits.....it could somewhat be a piece of the puzzle.

 

 

"Overnight"....?    🤔

[BarstoolChang]

Nigerians? Dealing Drugs? Here, in Thailand?

 

That's crazy talk. No such thing.

[Denim]

No problem. They have Bob Smith to vouch for them. Sorted....no charges.

[expat_4_life]

Be sure to check any other properties he lived in 😁

[Deserted]

I wonder how many more there are of them?

[webfact]

Thai Police, DEA Bust Nigerian Drug Gang
by TNR Staff

 

Senior Thai police officers together with a DEA official based in Thailand announcing their success in smashing a Nigerian drug gang here. Photo: Thai Rath

 

THAI narcotics police together with a US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official in Thailand smashed a Nigerian drug trafficking ring based here with four Nigerians and an Ivory Coast national as well as three Thai women being arrested, Amarin TV said.

 

In mounting Operation Mouse Hunt altogether 17 locations in Bangkok Metropolitan area were searched with this leading to the seizure of 350 grammes of heroin, 49 grammes of cocaine, six grammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), four vehicles and 17 baht weight of gold jewellery worth a total of 2.5 million baht.

 

Pol. Lt. Gen. Kirisak Tantinwachai said the head of the drug gang, known as Mr. M, lives in Nigeria. He gives orders to Mr. Joseph (surname withheld), or Mickey, who resides in Thailand and is married to a Thai woman named Tassanee to buy these drugs while his wife has opened bank accounts to receive drug money transfers.

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-10-28

 

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[harleyclarkey]

Of all Nationalities the Nigerians scheme and scam their way into any country where they can cheat and defraud. Am I exaggerating? Their own president stated on TV that Nigerians are utterly corrupt.

We have an inordinate number of them in Ireland.  How? As there is no direct flight to Ireland from Nigeria.  You claim asylum in the 1st country you land in. 

I honestly have no respect for the majority of Nigerians as they have fraud and scams in their DNA from birth. 

Pity for a country with a lot of resources and oil reserves of 36m barrels. 

Why does the West, especially,  take the junk from such countries when their despot tyrant leaders steal all the resources? 

 

[NextG]

One of my best friends at school is a Nigerian; salt of the earth. 
You only hear about the low lives of any country. 

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The NSB officers carried out the anti-narcotics operation called Mouse Hunt today, October 27,

Gotcha... enjoy your new lodgings

[sammieuk1]

The Mickey operation mouse hunt vinyl board is missing a Big someone or other with a pointing stick 🤔

[AustinRacing]

[RichardColeman]

Personally I'd make the Thai embassy in Nigeria giving this visas ask each individual to prove their income and how they got it prior to giving a visa. The entire nation is more trouble world wide than the effort of dealing with them

[Expat Tom]

Well, when a country makes tourism from Africa, India, Russia, and China (as well as a few other garden spots on the globe) its mainstay there might "accidently" be a few unsavory characters slip in.  Obviously, there are bad apples from everywhere. Every time I hard of a story like this, I am thankful that the criminal is not one of my countrymen. 

 

Thailand is a warm welcoming country and I love it here. Sometimes it is too welcoming the only criteria being money to spend. Come the think of it, the Thai government even welcomes those who pay for 90% of their holiday here in their own country before the board the airplane. ??

[twizzian]

13 hours ago, observer90210 said:

How do the nigerians manage worldwide to establish drug networks almost overnight ?

 

Are they that smart and the authorities that incompetent ?

 

Or is the money involved reaching such summits, that they bribe their way in almost anywhere and everywhere ?

 

Or maybe considering the alarming amount of policy makers globally who are hidden junkies, despite their italian cut suits.....it could somewhat be a piece of the puzzle.

 

 

Probably began his apprenticeship as an online relationship scammer 

[observer90210]

3 hours ago, harleyclarkey said:

Of all Nationalities the Nigerians scheme and scam their way into any country where they can cheat and defraud. Am I exaggerating? Their own president stated on TV that Nigerians are utterly corrupt.

We have an inordinate number of them in Ireland.  How? As there is no direct flight to Ireland from Nigeria.  You claim asylum in the 1st country you land in. 

I honestly have no respect for the majority of Nigerians as they have fraud and scams in their DNA from birth. 

Pity for a country with a lot of resources and oil reserves of 36m barrels. 

Why does the West, especially,  take the junk from such countries when their despot tyrant leaders steal all the resources? 

 

Criminal gangs of the west, the mafia, all have a lot to gain either through partnership or kickbacks from the imported criminals or the  migrant traffickers-agents..you think if big money was not involved to the benefit of the local scum, they would allow it ?

 

In Italy for instance, where the mafia is alleged to get a fat commission from the agents who exploit the misery and desperation of the migrants and facilate their entry in Schengen space. Same in Thailand with the neighbouring nations who are top level importers of anything ranging from drugs to humain traficking and so on.

 

At the end of the day, not sure really who is to blame and who  are the ones to point the finger on.

Edited October 28, 2023 by observer90210

[Hall]

Look so easy. Police don't know Nigeria people only sell drugs or scam millions from Facebook followers in thailand.

Perhaps Police missed some payments lately hahaha

[dogfish180]

Does this mean I can now walk around Sukhumvit at night with being ask if I want drugs every 2 minutes, by some ethnic minority chap? 🤔

[phetphet]

Micky? Mouse Hunt? I wonder if one of his wives was named Minnie.

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, NextG said:

One of my best friends at school is a Nigerian; salt of the earth. 
You only hear about the low lives of any country. 

And you've only given one good one as an example!

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Personally I'd make the Thai embassy in Nigeria giving this visas ask each individual to prove their income and how they got it prior to giving a visa. The entire nation is more trouble world wide than the effort of dealing with them

So the countless criminals in your country, and many others, should be made to do the same before they're allowed into Thailand, also, yes?

Edited October 28, 2023 by Liverpool Lou

[go4it]

30 minutes ago, phetphet said:

Micky? Mouse Hunt? I wonder if one of his wives was named Minnie.

Exactly my thought!

[Pinot]

You have to assume any Nigerian here is scamming something. I suppose there are a few here legitimately that will have to suffer for their ridiculously bad reputation but screw em. If they're here, they're pulling something.  

[NextG]

49 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

And you've only given one good one as an example!

His brother was also prefect at the grammar school. 
You have no idea, very conservative, focused on a good education. You only hear about the low lives. Not so different with any country. It’s not as if you are highlighting the boiler rooms boys from the U.K, or the varied other criminals from so many other countries in the world. You only hear about the criminals. You don’t actually know any Nigerians personally.
But look at the news here, almost every day we read about some criminals from other countries. 

[Older and Wiser]

A "Mouse Hunt" looking for a guy called Mickey. A Mickey Mouse Hunt? You couldn't make this up.

[kingkenny]

1 hour ago, dogfish180 said:

Does this mean I can now walk around Sukhumvit at night with being ask if I want drugs every 2 minutes, by some ethnic minority chap? 🤔

every 2 minutes? you must be a very slow walker