The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an American professional basketball player over a 33.95kg shipment of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, from Thailand.
NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, acting on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives at the MMIA intercepted a 28-year-old American citizen, Greene Da’monte Khiree, who arrived in Lagos aboard an Emirates Airline flight from Thailand via Dubai.
The suspect, who was placed under discreet surveillance upon arrival, was observed abandoning his two checked-in bags before attempting to exit the airport with only his carry-on luggage. He was promptly apprehended at the airport car park.
A search of the two abandoned bags, both bearing his name tag, revealed sixteen parcels of Loud in each, totalling thirty-two parcels with a combined weight of 33.95 kilograms. A tracking device was also recovered from the bags.
The suspect, a native of Savannah, Georgia, USA, who claimed he has lived in Thailand since October 2025 where he plays professional basketball, said he came to Nigeria on holiday to build networks for his basketball career. A forensic examination of his mobile phone revealed information pointing to his knowledge of and involvement in the drug trafficking activity.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), praised the Agency’s operatives for their drug demand reduction efforts.
