The Nigerian Navy has said it has arrested 22 Thai seafarers over alleged attempt to traffic 32.9kg of cocaine from Brazil into the shores of Nigeria.

The seafarers who are currently being detained at the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos, were arrested on-board MV Chayanee Naree, by a joint team led by the Nigerian Navy following an intelligence report from the UK Border Force.

Inspiration FM gathered that the cargo ship left Santos in Brazil on September 19, 2021 and the UK Border Force discovered that the vessel was heading to Nigeria with cocaine.

Addressing journalists on the arrest, the commander of NNS Beecroft, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, said the sting operation was a collaborative effort between the Nigerian Navy and other law enforcement agencies including the INTERPOL, the Nigerian Custom Services, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).