PHUKET — Tourist police in Phuket have arrested two foreign men who overstayed their visas by a combined total of more than four years, after an AI facial recognition system linked to a central immigration database flagged them in real time as they moved through public areas. Immigration Police Arrest Nigerian in Bangkok Drug Sting […]
BANGKOK — Thai immigration police have arrested a 21-year-old Nigerian man in Bangkok following a drug sting operation that ended in a two-hour chase through a vacant lot, and discovered that he had overstayed his permission to stay by 206 days. Police Arrest Nigerians and Thai Woman in Romance Scam Ring in Pattaya The suspect, […]
PATTAYA — Thai tourist police and Provincial Police Region 2 investigators have dismantled a scam network operating out of a hotel in central Pattaya, arresting three Nigerian nationals and a Thai woman in connection with a romance scam and bank account mule operation. Nigerian Drug Trafficking Boss Arrested in Bangkok After 17 Years in Thailand […]
BANGKOK — A 47-year-old Nigerian national identified as a key figure in the distribution of cocaine across Thailand has been arrested in the capital’s Bang Rak district, in a police operation that also netted three additional suspects and seized drugs, cash and assets worth millions of baht. Nigerian Arrested in Nong Khai Crystal Meth Crackdown […]
NONG KHAI — Immigration police and narcotics control officers have dismantled parts of a transnational drug network in a coordinated operation that resulted in two major arrests on April 1, seizing 6 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and detaining a Thai woman linked to a 3.4 million meth pill smuggling case. Nigerian Drug Suspect Arrested on […]
NONTHABURI — Police have arrested a 37-year-old Nigerian man in Nonthaburi province after local residents reported that his alarming and disruptive behavior, including excessive noise and threatening conduct, had caused fear among others living in his condominium complex. Officers subsequently confirmed that his permission to stay in the kingdom had expired, leading to his detention […]
NONTHABURI – Immigration and local police have dismantled an international romance scam ring based in Muang Thong Thani, arresting 13 foreign nationals in coordinated raids on January 19, 2026. The suspects, comprising 11 Nigerians and two Ivorians, were apprehended while some were actively chatting with victims online and others attempted to flee the scene. Thai […]
SURAT THANI – Nigerian national Ukoma Jefta Nuzbech was arrested on Koh Pha Ngan on January 14 after evading court proceedings related to an earlier drug case. Authorities acted on a tip-off regarding his location and apprehended him at a roadblock. Nigerian Arrested for Selling Cocaine in Phuket Hospital Parking Lot Nuzbech was originally arrested […]
