President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has revealed that the National Drug Agency will be relocated to Hulhumale'.

The President made the announcement while addressing the challenges faced by NDA, at the function held this morning to officially inaugurate Open Day 2019 organised by the NDA.

President Solih announced that the administration's decision was to relocate and provide better facilities for the agency in Hulhumalé. The new facilities will include a modern detox clinic, laboratory services, a national research institute, free-counselling facilities and a business centre.

During the event, the President also revealed that a drug offender remand centre will be developed in Gulhifalhu Island in Malé Atoll.

The centre is being developed as stipulated in the Drug Act to motivate drug-dependent persons to treatment and rehabilitation programmes and facilitate their reintegration into the community as responsible citizens.