Nigerian Onyejiekwe Morgan Chinemerem, 29, Arrested In Thailand Over Drugs

A Nigerian named Onyejiekwe Morgan Chinemerem has
been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in his rented room
in Bangkok for allegedly masterminding the sale of crystal
methamphetamine and cocaine. The 29-year-old was
arrested in a sting operation on revealed Metropolitan
Police Commissioner Police Lt Gen Sriwarah Rangsitpramkul
and Police Colonel Suthep Chanasit, an inspector of the
Metropolitan Police Division 4, told a press conference at 4
pm Tuesday, 29th of April. Presented at the press
conference were 31.47 grams of crystal methamphetamine
or "ice" and 889.63 grams of cocaine.
Photo credits: Thailand Metropolitan Police.
According to Suthep, the Nigerian was arrested at the
stairway between the 8th and 9th floors of HR Residence in
the Bang Kapi District. The charges levelled against him
include the possession of crystal methamphetamine and
cocaine with the intention to sell. He also said that the
police got tips that Nigerian men living on the 9th floor of
Building 17 of the HR Residence have been involved in the
sale of hard drugs by hiring a Thai man, who was identified
only as 'M' as their courier/delivery boy. Thus, the police
set up a sting operation that involved police informant
getting across to M asking him to purchase the crystal meth
and cocaine from him.
M then told the Nigerian men that a customer would like to
buy 30 grammes of crystal meth and 200 grams of cocaine
for 460,000 bahts (about $14,000 or almost N3 million) said
Suthep. M led the detectives to the room of the Nigerian
men to buy the drugs and it was there the police found two
Nigerians in the room. Once the police identified them, two
Nigerians ran out of the room, one fled the scene and
Chinemerem was arrested at the stairway and he later
confessed that he and his friend were responsible for
smuggling the drugs to sell mainly using post parcels.