Rapper Vic Mensa busted smuggling ‘shrooms” and LSD into the U.S.
Yesterday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) reported that Mensah was taken into custody by Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police officers at Washington Dulles International Airport outside of Washington D.C. on January 15, after CPB officers discovered a cache of illicit narcotics in his luggage.
Mensa, who grew up in the Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, was a member of the band, Kids These Days and released a solo album, “The Autobiography” in 2017, according to The Chicago Tribune.
According to the CPB, Victor Kwesi Mensah, 28, arrived on board a flight from Ghana at about 7 a.m. on Saturday. During a secondary baggage examination, CBP officers discovered about 41 grams of liquid Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), about 124 grams of Psilocybin capsules, 178 grams of Psilocybin gummies, and six grams of Psilocybin mushrooms concealed inside Mensah’s luggage.
Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) Police officers responded and charged Mensah with felony narcotics possession charges. MWAA Police officers took custody of Mensah and the illicit narcotics.
The CPB reported that although some states have decriminalized certain personal quantities of illicit narcotics, travelers should be aware that narcotics possession remains illegal under federal law. Additionally, travelers should know that they are subject to CBP federal inspection upon departing and arriving to the United States.
“Travelers can save themselves time and potential criminal charges during their international arrivals inspection if they took a few minutes to ensure that their luggage is drug free,” said Daniel Escobedo, Area Port Director for CBP’s Area Port of Washington, D.C.
“Narcotics interdiction remains a Customs and Border Protection enforcement priority and we remain committed to working closely with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to ensure that those who transport illegal narcotics into the United States are investigated and prosecuted.”
(Source: CPB)
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