Customs Officers Report Finding Narcotics Hidden In Rapper's Luggage At DC Area Airport

DULLES, VA — Rapper Vic Mensah was taken into custody Saturday morning after customs officials at an airport in Virginia discovered a cache of illicit narcotics hidden in baggage, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release.

Victor Kwesi Mensah, 28, had just arrived from a flight from Ghana around 7 a.m., when customs officers found 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 during a secondary search of his luggage.

The officers notified Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police, who then took Mensah custody, charging him with felony narcotics possession.

“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., in a release. “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.”