Domestic Drug Distribution Linked to 3 Countries... Nigerian Mastermind Sent to Prosecution

The Nigerian national mastermind of a linked organization that distributed large quantities of methamphetamine domestically while operating bases in three foreign countries has been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 5th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Narcotics Crime Investigation Unit announced that they have sent Mr. A (35), the Nigerian ringleader among the three-country linked drug organizations operating bases in Nigeria, China, and Cambodia and smuggling narcotics into the country for large-scale distribution, to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office under custody on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes and the Narcotics Control Act.

Mr. A is suspected of smuggling 6.3 kg of marijuana disguised as spices from Ghana into the country between March and July 2021. He is also charged with attempting to take possession of 1 kg of methamphetamine from a domestic member of the organization under the direction of Mr. B (52), the Cambodian mastermind, in April last year, but the attempt was unsuccessful.

The police arrested Mr. A in December last year when he entered through Incheon International Airport via a third country. Regarding Mr. C (42), the Chinese mastermind, an arrest warrant has been issued and a red notice has been requested from Interpol. Mr. B, who was apprehended locally in Cambodia, was forcibly repatriated and detained in November last year.

A police official stated, "We will continue to monitor the movements of overseas drug dealers targeting the domestic market and conduct thorough crackdowns."