US EditionNigeria: Court Convicts 10 Filipino Sailors, Vessel of Cocaine Trafficking in Lagos
The court imposed fines and restitution totaling about $6 million and N1.1 million following a plea bargain on the sailors and vessel importing 20 kg of cocaine.
- On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted 10 Filipino sailors and the merchant vessel MV Nord Bosporus for importing cocaine, Justice Ayokunle Faji ruled under Section 25 of the NDLEA Act.
- NDLEA operatives said the ship was arrested on November 16, 2025 after intercepting the shipment that arrived from Santos, Brazil with 20 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in the cargo, prompting a four-count charge in suit number FHC/L/1232C/25.
- The defendants were arraigned on Monday and the NDLEA said defence lawyers confirmed ongoing plea-bargain talks despite an initial not-guilty plea.
- The court ordered fines and restitution totaling $6 million and N1.1 million, with three principal officers each paying N100,000 and $100,000, while the remaining seven crew members paid N100,000 and $50,000.
- Marwa said the judgment marks a shift toward targeting financial bases of syndicates, and he called the conviction a 'resounding victory for the rule of law', praising Apapa Strategic Command officers.
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NDLEA secures conviction of 10 Filipino sailors, vessel over cocaine importation
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has secured the conviction of 10 Filipino sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, over the importation of 20 kilograms of cocaine through the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed on Wednesday that the Federal High Court in Lagos imposed fines and restitution totalling $6 million, alongside an additional N1.1 million penalty on the convicts. Accor…
20kg Cocaine Shipment: Court convicts 10 Filipino Sailors, vessel, imposes $6m fine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of 10 Filipino sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, over the importation of 20 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos.
Court Convicts 10 Filipinos of Cocaine trafficking, Fines them $6m
The federal high court in Lagos has convicted 10 Filipino sailors and their merchant vessel of trafficking 20 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Apapa seaport. The sailors were arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in November 2025 at Apapa seaport. The vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, with registration number 9760110, arrived in Nigeria from Santos in Brazil. The anti-drug agency had disclosed that its officers discover…
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