Governor Hope Uzodimma
The Imo State Government has said it would begin prosecuting hotels harbouring drug traffickers and warned hoteliers to desist from the act forthwith.
This is contained in a statement signed by Ezechukwu Obonna, the special adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Narcotics and Illicit Drugs Monitoring, and made available to reporters in Owerri on Friday.
Mr Obonna said that according to intelligence gathered by relevant authorities and recent enforcement operations, drug users visit traffickers in their hotel rooms to consume the illicit substances.
He added that drug dealers lodge in hotels for prolonged periods, using the rooms as operational bases to store, package, and distribute narcotics and psychotropic substances.
