BANGKOK, Thailand – A Nigerian social media influencer and associate of Afrobeats star Davido has died following a fatal medical complication arising from a cosmetic penile enlargement procedure performed in Bangkok. Igho Ubiribo, known as Tiny and also as Ego, passed away in Thailand in March after receiving an injection of 40 millilitres of hyaluronic […]
NONG KHAI, Thailand – Immigration police in Nong Khai have arrested a 29-year-old Nigerian man accused of entering and remaining in Thailand without permission, after he was reportedly found waiting for transport near the Lao border. Mr Chidera Anthony Ejiogu was detained on August 27 after residents reported seeing a foreign man walking in Soi […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thai authorities have dismantled a sophisticated transnational drug trafficking network led by a fugitive African mastermind, arresting 13 suspects and seizing a massive cache of narcotics valued at over 400 million baht. The sprawling operation exposed a disturbing recruitment strategy wherein the syndicate exploited romance scams to manipulate Thai women into becoming […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thai police have dismantled a transnational drug trafficking ring, arresting two Nigerian men and a Thai woman and seizing a massive cache of heroin and cocaine valued at over 25 million baht. The coordinated operation, executed on June 13, 2026, exposed a sophisticated criminal syndicate that allegedly utilized online romance scams to […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) investigators have arrested the alleged head of a major Nigerian drug trafficking network in Bangkok following a dramatic late-night confrontation in which the suspect attempted to ram his vehicle through a police blockade. Nigerian Drug Trafficking Boss Arrested in Bangkok After 17 Years in Thailand The arrest of […]
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Six Nigerian nationals have been detained following a police raid on a luxury condominium in Nonthaburi province, where authorities uncovered evidence of both a suspected cocaine trafficking network and an elaborate romance scam operation utilizing artificial intelligence-generated images to target predominantly older Thai women, according to officials from the Metropolitan Police Bureau. […]
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Police in Nonthaburi province have arrested a 24-year-old Nigerian man suspected of involvement in a romance scam network, following the discovery of multiple mobile phones and ATM cards during a routine patrol targeting illegal activities by foreign nationals. Nigerian Drug Dealer, Two Thai Women Arrested in Bangkok Sinedu Heophilus Acege was apprehended […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — Police from the Crime Suppression Division and immigration authorities have arrested a Nigerian man and two Thai women in connection with a drug trafficking network accused of smuggling 65.5 kilograms of heroin into Thailand from Laos, with the narcotics allegedly intended for distribution in major tourist destinations including Bangkok, Pattaya, and Phuket. […]
