{"id":49581,"date":"2021-06-22T12:11:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T11:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=49581"},"modified":"2021-06-22T12:11:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T11:11:49","slug":"nigerian-man-arrested-after-allegedly-found-in-possession-of-cocaine-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/22\/nigerian-man-arrested-after-allegedly-found-in-possession-of-cocaine-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian man arrested after allegedly found in possession of cocaine in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>41-year-old Nigerian man, Ejimadu Uchechukwu Benjamin and a local woman have been arrested in Thailand after allegedly found in possession of cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary-General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, Wichai Chaimongkol said on Tuesday, June 22, that officials raided a postal service company on Monday and seized 390 grammes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/13\/uber-driver-and-2-traffickers-arrested-with-cocaine-concealed-in-pants-at-lagos-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cocaine<\/a> hidden in mascara tubes sent from Costa Rica to Pathum Thani province.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/22\/Ejimadu-Uchechukwu-Benjamin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/22\/Ejimadu-Uchechukwu-Benjamin.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/22\/Ejimadu-Uchechukwu-Benjamin-225x300.jpg 225w, 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\/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chaimongkol said the seizure led to the arrest of Nuchanart Leela, 27, at a house in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani.<\/p>\n<p>She was suspected of being hired by the Nigerian national to receive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/20\/nigerian-man-returning-from-pakistan-hides-heroin-in-anus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narcotic<\/a> on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Ejimadu was later arrested at a department store in Bang Na district of Bangkok and 79 grammes of cocaine were found in his condominium in Srinagarind area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/kunlenet07\/2021\/06\/22\/Ejimadu-Uchechukwu-Benjamin-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1478\" height=\"1108\" 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