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Vietnam police detain 200 suspected drug users
Hundreds of riot police have raided a night club in Vietnam, detaining nearly 200 people for suspected drug use, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:42 August 24, 2008
Hanoi: Hundreds of riot police have raided a night club in Vietnam, detaining nearly 200 people for suspected drug use, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Thanh Nien newspaper reported that more than 200 riot police raided the Friendly bar in Hai Phong, northeast of Hanoi early Saturday.
At least 37 people tested positive for drugs and police seized 10 Ecstasy tablets, 22 marijuana cigarettes and an unspecified amount of heroin.
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