A 20-year-old British-Ghanaian national, identified as Parker Darren Hazekia Osei, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for attempting to smuggle 19.4kg of 'Loud', a high-grade strain of cannabis, into Nigeria.
The suspect was intercepted on Thursday, April 3, while passengers were going through inward clearance for an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Bangkok, Thailand, at the E- Arrival Hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy for the NDLEA, stated in a press release on Sunday that operatives from the agency discovered 36 parcels of illicit drugs concealed within a large travel bag.
READ ALSO: Major Drug Bust in Delhi: Four students from 'influential Nigerian family' arrestedHe explained that preliminary investigations revealed that Osei, who claims to be a Computer Science student at East London University, UK, had flown from London to Bangkok a week earlier to procure the consignment for delivery in Nigeria. "NDLEA officers of the MMIA Strategic Command same day, Thursday 3rd April intercepted a 20-year-old Ghanaian - British man, Parker Darren Hazekia Osei with 36 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 19.40kg packed in a giant travelling bag The suspect who claims he is a student of Computer Science at East London University, UK, was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Bangkok, Thailand, at the E-arrival hall of the Lagos airport," part of the statement reads.
