Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have raided and sealed Diplomatic Suite Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja in a joint operation with men of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Giving a reason for the raid, Head, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Femi Babafemi, stated in a release that the operation was to stop a cannabis party and the launch of a suspected new psychoactive drink.
“About 200 attendees including three young ladies who organised the hemp party are currently being profiled and interviewed while bottles of the new drink have been taken for lab analysis.
“The hotel was raided at about 8:18pm on Wednesday, 20 April, following actionable intelligence that some youths were planning to hold a hemp party at the hotel.
“Quantities of cannabis sativa were recovered from the pockets and bags of those arrested at the hemp party.
“The audacious party no doubt is part of attempts by some elements to create a drug subculture in the Nigerian social space,” Babafemi stated in the release.
He also assured that the NDLEA will continue to work with other security agencies and relevant stakeholders to ensure that abuse of illicit substances is not allowed to get entrenched in the country under any guise.
