Nigerian, 2 Australians arrested in Thailand Drug Bust

A 38-year-old Nigerian man, Chimezie Duru has been arrested alongside two Australians in a raid carried out at a beach-side resort city in Pattaya about 100km southeast of the capital Bangkok on Thursday, November 28.

1.2 kilogram of crystal methamphetamine packed in clear plastic bags, guns and a car were recovered in the raid in which two Thais Jiraporn Kiatsutthachit, 35, and Wirapha Ungsri, 34 were also arrested.

Thai Police who announced they were pursuing a network of drug dealers from the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang suspected of selling drugs to foreign tourists, said they also seized ice-taking devices and guns including a Smith & Wesson revolver, six mobile phones, 12 debit cards spanning seven bank accounts, bank books, transfer slips, 12 cash tablets and a gray Toyota Vios sedan.

Local media reported that the arrests was a significant move against the global drug cartel.