The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reportedly detained a 20-year-old Ghanaian-British student, Osei Parker, for attempting to smuggle 19.4kg of potent cannabis into Nigeria.

Parker, who is based in London, was apprehended on April 3, 2025, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos as he arrived aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Bangkok, Thailand.

According to reports, during his initial interrogation, Parker stated that he was studying Computer Science at the University of East London.

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, revealed in a statement on Sunday that the agency’s officers uncovered 36 parcels of cannabis hidden inside a large suitcase during routine security checks.

"On Thursday, April 3, 2025, officers at the MMIA Strategic Command intercepted 20-year-old Ghanaian-British national Parker Darren Hazekia Osei, who was carrying 36 parcels of ‘loud,’ a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 19.40kg," Babafemi said.

He went on to explain that Parker claimed he had traveled from London to Bangkok a week before, where he picked up the illicit substance for delivery to Nigeria.

In another operation, NDLEA officers in Abia State on April 5 arrested a 75-year-old man, Nna Nnanna Felix, who was found with 1.6kg of skunk, a cannabis strain, during a raid at Umunteke Asa,