Operatives of the Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State have intercepted a British-Ghanaian, Parker Darren Hazekia Osei, with illicit drugs at the airport.
The 20-year-old, who was arrested on April 3, 2025, claims to be a student of Computer Science at East London University, United Kingdom.
Osei was arrested with 36 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 19.40kg packed in a giant travelling bag.
He 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.
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In his statement, the techie claims he lives with his parents in the UK, but left London about a week ago for Bangkok, where he picked up the illicit drug consignment to deliver in Nigeria.
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