British High Commissioner confirms arrest of UK drug lord

efua 11:02 - 12 March 2016

He said: “I am very grateful to the BNI for their excellent collaboration today in the arrest of a wanted British fugitive.”

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has confirmed the arrest of an alleged British drug lord who is said to be hiding in Ghana.

In a tweet, Mr. Benjamin expressed his appreciation to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for helping with the arrest of the drug lord.

David McDermott is reported to have been on the run for about three years from UK security authorities.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK indicated that McDermott is suspected member of a Liverpool-based organised crime group involved in a conspiracy to import and supply cocaine which was seized from a container of frozen Argentinian beef in May 2013 at Tilbury Docks.

He was arrested during a joint operation involving officers from the NCA and Ghana's BNI.