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Vic Mensawas arrested on a drug charge at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
The “U Mad” rapper, 28, was arrested after officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) allegedly found “a cache of illicit narcotics” in Mensa’s baggage, according to a CBPpress release.
Mensa, who arrived in D.C. from Ghana, was charged with felony narcotics possession.
Officers allegedly found “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” in Mensa’s luggage, per the press release.
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A rep for Mensa did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
“Despite some states decriminalizing certain personal quantities of illicit narcotics, travelers should be aware that narcotics possession remains illegal under federal law,” CPB stated in their release.
Schedule I drugs have “a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision,” per the DEA.
Before returning to the U.S., Mensa had been traveling in Ghana withChance the Rapper, according toBillboard. He and the “No Problem” artist had been visiting the African country last week, and posed for a photo with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo while there.
Chance, 28, shared photos of himself and Mensa with the president onInstagram, captioning the images: “FREE THE YOUTH 🇬🇭.”
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Mensa shared his own photo from the trip,postinga solo shot of himself posing in a suit on Saturday. He captioned the post: “presidential.”
source: people.com
