A
trader who sells dried Indian hemp soaked in alcoholic drinks (popularly known
as Monkey Tail) has told officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
that she deals in the product because it was the drink of choice by her
customers.
Adesola Kolawole, a mother of two, said she
made an average of N5,000 daily with which she used to sustain her family.
“Most customers who are young people and adult
men prefer to drink alcohol mixed with hemp to get high,” said Mrs. Kolawole,
30, who hails from Ekiti State.
“We sell a shot for N50 only and it is my
source of livelihood.”
The Seme Command of the NDLEA said in a
statement on Tuesday that it arrested Mrs. Kolawole and two others, Sade
Oyewale, 44, and Kadijat Mojeet, 36, in Badagry, Lagos, for dealing in Indian
hemp.
According to the agency, the three women
allegedly used their compounds as hideouts for the sale and smoking of cannabis
thereby constituting a nuisance to members of the community.
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