Police Nab Nigerian Drug Smuggler With 15kg Heroin

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Police nab Nigerian drug smuggler

HAT YAI: -- A Nigerian man was arrested at the Hat Yai bus station Wednesday for allegedly smuggling 15 kilograms of heroin worth Bt22.5 million from Malaysia.

The suspect Ebere Okorie, 38, was apprehended allegedly with the drugs hidden in six picture frames while he was boarding a bus to Bangkok. The street value of the heroin in Thailand is Bt22.5 million, and could be worth Bt2.25 billion overseas.

The suspect reportedly confessed he was given US$3,500 (Bt113,343) every time he transported the drugs into Thailand from Malaysia via a checkpoint in Songkhla province's Sadao district.

-- The Nation 2010-03-24

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[goldfinger]

i thought, he was moved to BKK Hilton?

[tominbkk]

Wow those must be big picture frames.....good luck! hang 'em high and show no remorse!

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

what the heck? so this was coming from afghanistan via singapore? It wasn't coming from Laos or Myanmar if they choose to go thru malaysia. . Seems like a strange route to take when product is closer.

[tangcoral]

I wonder how many times he did these drug runs before he finally got caught.

[Boater]

is Bt22.5 million, and could be worth Bt2.25 billion overseas.

a misprint??? ........

[aras]

the figure on these article are always shit

22,5 m for 15k = 1,5 m per kilo haha this should be cheaper in holland

2,5 bilion baht!!! abt 55 milion euros for 15 k in overseas markets nearly 4 milion euros per kilo for fuc_ks sake lol these junckies who use this how could they pay for this lol

besides i thought heroin was death in europe and america, who the hel_l uses that shit these days??

[aras]

one more thing how come many drug busts are doen in busstations etc in the country and not on the border??

It seems they are all tip offs

[joe552]

It'll be interesting to see how much sympathy this guy gets here compared to the Filipina woman caught earlier.

[Bizz]

The suspect reportedly confessed he was given US$3,500 (Bt113,343) every time he transported the drugs into Thailand from Malaysia via a checkpoint in Songkhla province's Sadao district.

so how many times before and how many more. USA 80-90 cocaine cowboys.

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[lazygourmet]

Carrying heroine from Malaysia into Thailand?!?

Afghani stuff must be...

Such a waist of time (for the mule) and money (for the addicts) when you know that you can have the best China white here.

[connel707]

the figure on these article are always shit

22,5 m for 15k = 1,5 m per kilo haha this should be cheaper in holland

2,5 bilion baht!!! abt 55 milion euros for 15 k in overseas markets nearly 4 milion euros per kilo for fuc_ks sake lol these junckies who use this how could they pay for this lol

besides i thought heroin was death in europe and america, who the hel_l uses that shit these days??

anyone who can get their hands on it.... best toothache cure in the world...

[MyphuketLife]

what amazes me is how many of these mules confess? In other counries they stick to some BS story about not my bags. Or I just bought the bags from a street vendor I had no idea the drugs where there... Why does every one confess in this country?

[TheItaliann]

lol

what amazes me is how many of these mules confess? In other counries they stick to some BS story about not my bags. Or I just bought the bags from a street vendor I had no idea the drugs where there... Why does every one confess in this country?

[Beardog]

what amazes me is how many of these mules confess? In other counries they stick to some BS story about not my bags. Or I just bought the bags from a street vendor I had no idea the drugs where there... Why does every one confess in this country?

This country is known for it's unscrupulous ways for getting confessions. I think the Bush administration learned their torture techniques!

[Naam]

is Bt22.5 million, and could be worth Bt2.25 billion overseas.

a misprint??? ........

no misprint, just "Nation"

[metisdead]

is Bt22.5 million, and could be worth Bt2.25 billion overseas.

a misprint??? ........

no misprint, just "Nation"

The Nation: All the news that's pit to frint.

[bendejo]

Just my guess,, I think originated in Aghan/Pak-istan then flown into KL. Lots of foreign workers in Malaysia, they seem to favor other Islami nations.

I too wonder how/why this guy was picked up at Hat Yai bus terminal, though I wonder how big these frames were.

Maybe he blew it when he tried to talk some local into giving him their bank account number

Edited March 25, 2010 by bendejo