Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Bangkok after a woman caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan implicated them in drug trafficking.
Both men were found to be overstayers and face immigration charges in addition to being investigated for alleged drug offences.
Immigration and narcotics control police raided a condominium room on Navamin-Ram Intra road Tuesday and arrested the two men.
Earlier, Japanese police had arrested a Thai woman trying to smuggle cocaine into Japan by swallowing 59 small packets of the drug, about 700 grams in total. The cocaine was worth about 2.1 million baht, police said.
The woman told investigators she had been in a relationship with one of two Nigerian men in Bangkok who were allegedly involved in illicit drugs.
Japanese officials had sought cooperation from Thai authorities, who had tracked the men to the condominium apartment, leading to their arrest.
