ABUJA — A joint operation of men of the Department of State Services (DSS) and operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided and sealed the Diplomatic Suite Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja, and stopped a cannabis party and the launch of a suspected new psychoactive drink.
The hotel was raided at about 8:18 pm on Wednesday 20th April following actionable intelligence that some youths were planning to hold a hemp party at the hotel.
A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi said about 200 attendees including three young ladies who organized the hemp party are currently being profiled and interviewed while bottles of the new drink have been taken for lab analysis.
The statement indicates that quantities of cannabis sativa were recovered from the pockets and bags of those arrested at the hemp party.
“The audacious party no was part of attempts by some elements to create a drug subculture in the Nigerian social space, but the NDLEA will continue to work with other security agencies and relevant stakeholders to ensure abuse of illicit substances is not allowed to get entrenched in the country under any guise,” it adds.
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