A British Rapper denied having any knowledge about heroin found in his hotel safe but accepted that he entered Bermuda using fraudulent documents.
David Osadebay, 38,who goes by his stage name “C Biz” told the Bermuda Supreme Court that he had come to the island in 2023 for a holiday and believed that someone else had placed the drugs in his safe minutes before he was arrested.
“I was not aware of that in my safe at all,” he said.
Mr Osadebay has denied a charge that he possessed diamorphine, commonly known as heroin, with intent to supply on August 4, 2023.
The court previously heard that Mr Osadebay was arrested that day on suspicion of using fraudulent documents to enter Bermuda that week under the name Joshua Webb.
A search of his room revealed a series of plastic-wrapped capsules, which were together found to contain more than 160 grammes of heroin with a purity of between 9 per cent and 11 per cent.
Taking the stand in his defence yesterday, Mr Osadebay told the court that he was a hip-hop and rap artist who had performed under the stage name “C Biz”.
He told the court that in addition to making money through online streaming services, he would regularly perform at shows, including at arenas, for which he would be paid ₤30,000 to ₤40,000 (about $40,000 to $53,000).
Mr Osadebay said that to avoid scrutiny in the media, appointments were often made on his behalf in other names.
“They are everywhere,” he said. “There is always someone trying to sell a story, trying to sell footage, so you have to be careful.”