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NG Court Convict 10 Thai Sailors, Ship Over Cocaine From Brazil Into Africa
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May 22, 2025
NG Court Convict 10 Thai Sailors, Ship Over Cocaine From Brazil Into Africa https://osazuwaakonedo.news/ng-court-convict-10-thai-sailors-ship-over-cocaine-from-brazil-into-africa/21/05/2025/ #NDLEA #Thailand #Apapa #Brazil ©May 21st, 2025 ®May 21, 2025 9:45 am Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, Nigeria, has convicted 10 Thailand nationals who were the sailors of a ship that smuggled 32.9kg quantities of cocaine from Brazil in the South America continent into the West Africa country, Nigeria through Apapa seaport in Lagos State. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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federal High Court sitting in Lagos
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State Nigeria has convicted 10 Thailand
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nationals who were the sailors of a ship
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that smuggled 32.9 kg quantities of
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cocaine from Brazil in the South America
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continent into the West Africa country
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Nigeria through a Papa Seapport in Lagos
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State the court ruled that the owner of
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the ship or vessel named MV China should
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pay the sum of $4 million or its naira
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equivalent to the federal government of
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Nigeria as punishment for transporting
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32.9 kg cocaine from Brazil into Nigeria
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details of the report as presented by
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the public relations unit of the
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National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency
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NDLEA reads verbatim below after over
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three years of diligent prosecution by
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the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
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NDLEA a federal high court in Lagos
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presided over by Justice Daniel Oiagore
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has convicted 10 Thai sailors and their
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vessel named MV Chile Narie for
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trafficking 32.9 kg of cocaine from
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Brazil into Nigeria through the Apa
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Seapport Lagos the convicted sailors who
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are all nationals of Thailand include
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Krill Tanakin Bunllet Hansungan Jakaran
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Bunarowan Thurarong Puttle Warupat
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Palpin Maritt Cantapram Werupat Somuning
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Urkit Amstry Panud Jais and Amraat Thaw
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they were first arraigned before the
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court along with nine Nigerian suspects
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by NDLEA in February 2022 on offenses
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bordering on conspiracy and unlawful
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transportation of the illicit drug
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consignment from Brazil to Nigeria the
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vessel the convicted sailors and the
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nine Nigerians were arrested on the 13th
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of October 2021 at the Apapa port in
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Lagos the Nigerian suspects are Samuel
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Messiah Oshaya Misamari Ilisan Mio Abi
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Oay Steven Wengerogen Fedek Kyod
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Bulletry Rilwan Liasu Sadi Soule Alani
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and Jamiu Adale Ysef they were all
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subsequently charged to court over the
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illegal acts which NDLEA prosecutors
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argued contravene sections
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11B and 14B of the National Drug Law
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Enforcement Agency Act CAP N13 Laws of
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the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and
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punishable under the same act the
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convicted sailors had initially made a
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nocase submission which was dismissed
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following submissions by the prosecution
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that a prima fashi case had been
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established against the vessel and its
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crew members as a result the trial judge
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ordered the convicted Thai sailors and
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others to open the defense on the
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charges against them following the court
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ruling the convicted sailors opted for a
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plea bargain agreement with the NDLEA
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and as a result Justice Oy delivered his
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ruling at the resumed hearing of the
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matter on Thursday the 15th of May
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2025 among other penalties the judge
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convicted the vessel MV Chinar for
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unlawful transportation of 32.9 kg of
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cocaine into Nigeria and ordered to pay
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a fine of $4 million or its naira
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equivalent the second two 11th
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defendants were convicted under section
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25 of the NDLEA act for permitting the
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use of the vessel for the unlawful
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transportation of 32.9 kg of cocaine
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while the second third and fourth
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defendants were ordered to pay 100,000
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naira each as punishment for the offense
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and in addition restitution in the sum
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of $50,000 USD each or its equivalent in
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naira to the federal government of
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Nigeria the fifth two 11th defendants
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are to pay 100,000 naira each and
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restitution in the sum of
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$30,000 bringing the total amount
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payable to
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4,360,000
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4,360,000.00 Justice Oiagore thereafter
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adjourned the trial of the nine Nigerian
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suspects to June 25th while the
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prosecution was led by the AY's director
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of prosecution and legal services DCGN
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Theresa Asuko supported by a Adabio and
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Paula Wagui the defense team was led by
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the trio of messes Babajid Koku Femia
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Toyobi and Tundday Adaji all senior
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advocates of Nigeria SAM in his reaction
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chairman chief executive of
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Ndlea Brigadier General Muhammad Baba
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Mawa retired fired said the court ruling
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was a strong message to the
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international drug cartel and their
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local collaborators that Nigeria will
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never be a safe hub for illicit drug
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trafficking he commended the NDLEA
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prosecution team and offices of the Apa
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strategic command involved in the arrest
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seizure and investigation of the
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shipment for the diligence and
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resilience in following the case to a
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logical conclusion he charged them not
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to relent in pursuing the other part of
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the case still pending femi Baba Femi
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Director Media and Advocacy NDLEA stated
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on Thursday the 15th of May 2025
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mute the needs in a mortgage
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