The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have arrested a 22-year-old British national, Campell Kaizra Kofi Johannes Slifer.
Silfer is said to be an ex-convict, NigeriaTodayTimes reports.
The suspect was nabbed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos on Friday.
This was announced on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja.
According to the statement, Campell claimed he had twice been convicted in the UK for drug trafficking and robbery.
The suspect said he was recruited in London to travel to Thailand to pick the illicit consignment and bring same to Nigeria.
The statement read: “NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos on Friday 9th May intercepted a 22-year-old British national, Campell Kaizra Kofi Johannes Slifer coming from Thailand through Doha on Qatar Airways flight with two suitcases loaded with 35 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis weighing 37.60kg.
“Campell who claimed he had twice been convicted in the UK for drug trafficking and robbery, said he was recruited in London to travel to Thailand to pick the illicit consignment and bring same to Nigeria.”