| Category Name | Drug Abuse & Trafficking |
| Source of News | Punch |
| Date of New | 2025-05-16 |
| News Headline | 10 Thai sailors, vessel convicted for trafficking cocaine, fined $4m |
| Name of Reporter | Onozure Dania |
| Name of Victim | Members of the public |
| Age | 0 |
| Gender | Male & Female |
| Occupation | |
| Type of Matter | Drug Abuse & Trafficking |
| Complain Office | National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) |
| Crime Address | Apapa Port, Lagos |
| Crime State | Lagos |
| Crime Local Govt Area | Apapa |
| Crime City | Apapa, Lagos |
| Geo-Political Zone | SOUTH-WEST |
| Crime Date | 2021-10-13 |
| Alleged Offence | Unlawful trafficking of cocaine |
| Section of the Law | 11 (b), 11(a) and 14 (b), NDLEA Act, 2004 |
| Crime Motivation | |
| Type of Sector | Importation of drugs (through sea) with a vessel MV Chayanee Naree from Santos, Brazil |
| Alleged Crime Organization | Individual group - Foreigner (Thai) |
| Organization Category | Individual Group - 32.9 kilograms of cocaine found in their possession |
| Crime Sector | N/A |
| Type of Crime | Drug trafficking |
| Item Description | Foreigner (Thai); drug abuse & trafficking; suspect sentenced to a fine and their vessel also fined $4m for trafficking cocaine into the country and also fined along with them are 9 Nigerians |
| Quantity | 0 |
| No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | 0 |
| General Remark | Non-custodial (fined various sums money) |
| Perpetrators Destination | |
| No of Victims | 0 |
| Prosecuting Agency | NDLEA |
| Arraignment Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Court | Federal High Court |
| Court Address: State | Lagos |
| Court Address: Town | Lagos |
| Name of Judge | Justice Daniel Osiagor |
| Prosecting Counsel | Mrs. Theresa Asuquo, A. Adebayo and Paul Awogbuyi |
| Defense Counsel | Babajide Koku, SAN; Femi Atoyebi, SAN; Tunde Adejuyigbe, SAN |
| No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 19 |
| Status of Matter | Sentenced to a fine, the vessel was also fined $4m and the trial of Nigerian labourers on board the ship adjourned to July 25, 2025 |
| No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | 0 |
| No of Persons Jailed | 0 |
| Forfeited Assets | 0 |
| Amount Forfeited | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Demanded | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Paid | 0 |
| Conviction Date | 2025-05-16 |
| Details | Source |