"Raiding" 2 entertainment venues in Quang Tri, 145 people tested positive for drugs

On August 17, information from Quang Tri Provincial Police said that the unit had just inspected and discovered 145 people testing positive for drugs at Nonstop Restaurant and Victory nightclub.

Previously, at around 11:45 p.m. on August 16, more than 400 officers and soldiers of Quang Tri Provincial Police, chaired by the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department, coordinated with professional departments of the Provincial Police and the Nam Dong Ha Ward Police and Dong Ha Ward Police to simultaneously inspect two establishments: Nonstop Restaurant (No. 60 Bui Thi Xuan Street, Nam Dong Ha Ward) and Victory Dance Hall (No. 79 Truong Cong Kinh Street, Nam Dong Ha Ward, Quang Tri Province).

Police "raided" two entertainment venues in the South Dong Ha area. Photo: CACC.

At Nonstop restaurant (operating as a bar), the authorities discovered 26 tables with guests. Of these, 07 tables with 27 guests were illegally using drugs and “laughing gas”; 03 tables with 21 guests were using “laughing gas”.

Authorities seized 32 compressed gas cylinders, many white powdery solids suspected of being drugs, and drug paraphernalia along with related documents. Rapid drug testing of 141 people found 79 people tested positive for drugs.

Conducting rapid tests, 145 people tested positive for drugs. Photo: CACC.

At the same time, Quang Tri Provincial Police conducted an inspection at Victory nightclub and discovered 23 tables with a total of 103 guests. Of these, 5 tables with 25 guests were organizing illegal drug use. Rapid drug testing was conducted on 125 cases and 66 people tested positive for drugs.

Checking the facility's warehouse, the authorities discovered 22 compressed gas cylinders containing N20 gas (laughing balloons), 07 unused white balloons; 23 bottles of various types of alcohol of unknown origin.

In addition to drugs, authorities also seized dozens of laughing gas cylinders. Photo: CACC.

In addition, the authorities determined that at the above 2 facilities there were a total of 12 tables with 52 subjects showing signs of the crime of "Organizing illegal use of drugs".

Currently, the case is being investigated and handled by the police according to the provisions of law.

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