The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of 10 Thai sailors and their vessel, MV Chayanee Naree, over the smuggling of 32.9 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos.
Delivering judgment at the Federal High Court in Lagos, Justice Daniel Osiagor imposed a total fine of $4.36 million on the vessel and its crew.
The illicit drug was smuggled from Brazil into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos.