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A few nice drug abuse images I found:
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Vice President Mohamed Waheed Hassan, his family and some senior government members participated in the rally organised by NGOs and government institutions to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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photo: Mauroof Khaleel
Enterprise House
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Enterprise House on Westbourne Terrace.Built in 1935, owned by Network Rail, but unused and vacant since 1999.
According to the slightly sinister sounding City of Westminster Special Events Group it was the site of a short lived illegal rave during the Notting Hill Carnival in 2004:
Sunday morning the 29th August 2004, following a complaint of loud music, officers of the WCC Noise Team visited Enterprise House, 167-169 Westbourne Terrace W2. This unoccupied office building was pumping out loud music and causing problems to occupiers of Orsett Terrace and to pensioners in the adjoining residential block. The front door of Enterprise House had clearly been forced with splinters of the substantial wooden door lying on the pavement. Faced with squatters in the building, and a powerful sound rig already causing problems, the officers decided to serve an abatement notice and immediately seek a warrant for entry to seize the rig. The police were extremely busy with Carnival in full swing but they agreed that with the danger of a "Rave" occurring -and all the consequent noise nuisance, drug abuse and general disorder – the situation would be best dealt with by nipping it in the bud. Given that nothing was known about the squatters, the Met organised a massive police presence, some 40 officers. On the City Council side, we had to organise a locksmith, transport for the seized equipment and officers to manhandle the rig out of the building. The 24hr Response Team was a tremendous assist in the operation, providing a Luton van and 6 officers. By 18.30hrs nearly 1/2 a ton of equipment was safely stored in Council House. Following breaking into Enterprise House, officers of the Tactical Support Group had secured the building, then Police Officers from Paddington combed the offices ferreting out speakers, amplifiers and other equipment. In the event, no violence was offered by the squatters but given the size of the Police contingent, resistance would have been useless! The outcome was a graphic demonstration of the value of the Noise Team, the 24hr Response Team, and solid co-operation and assistance from the Met all combining to take on problems proactively, and early enough to avoid the violence that may have occurred if a "Rave" had been in full swing.
Part of the Walking the District Line set.
Enterprise House
Image by pixelhut
Enterprise House on Westbourne Terrace.Built in 1935, owned by Network Rail, but unused and vacant since 1999.
According to the slightly sinister sounding City of Westminster Special Events Group it was the site of a short lived illegal rave during the Notting Hill Carnival in 2004:
Sunday morning the 29th August 2004, following a complaint of loud music, officers of the WCC Noise Team visited Enterprise House, 167-169 Westbourne Terrace W2. This unoccupied office building was pumping out loud music and causing problems to occupiers of Orsett Terrace and to pensioners in the adjoining residential block. The front door of Enterprise House had clearly been forced with splinters of the substantial wooden door lying on the pavement. Faced with squatters in the building, and a powerful sound rig already causing problems, the officers decided to serve an abatement notice and immediately seek a warrant for entry to seize the rig. The police were extremely busy with Carnival in full swing but they agreed that with the danger of a "Rave" occurring -and all the consequent noise nuisance, drug abuse and general disorder – the situation would be best dealt with by nipping it in the bud. Given that nothing was known about the squatters, the Met organised a massive police presence, some 40 officers. On the City Council side, we had to organise a locksmith, transport for the seized equipment and officers to manhandle the rig out of the building. The 24hr Response Team was a tremendous assist in the operation, providing a Luton van and 6 officers. By 18.30hrs nearly 1/2 a ton of equipment was safely stored in Council House. Following breaking into Enterprise House, officers of the Tactical Support Group had secured the building, then Police Officers from Paddington combed the offices ferreting out speakers, amplifiers and other equipment. In the event, no violence was offered by the squatters but given the size of the Police contingent, resistance would have been useless! The outcome was a graphic demonstration of the value of the Noise Team, the 24hr Response Team, and solid co-operation and assistance from the Met all combining to take on problems proactively, and early enough to avoid the violence that may have occurred if a "Rave" had been in full swing.
Part of the Walking the District Line set.